Vicente Serrano (born 1973) is a Mexican

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, or

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, best known under the

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"Fire", a

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, or "Mini". Since his debut in 1992 Serrano has worked mainly for

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as ''Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre'' (''EMLL'') (''Mexi ...

(CMLL), in their Minis division, having held the

CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship The CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship (''Campeonato Mundial Mini-Estrella de CMLL'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre wrestling-based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spani ...

in 1995/1996. Serrano has previously worked as ''Mascarita Mágica'' (

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for "Little Magic Mask"), a miniature version of the original Máscara Mágica.

Professional wrestling career

Serrano made his professional wrestling debut in 1992, signing with

(CMLL) not long after his debut. In 1992 then-CMLL booker

Antonio Peña Antonio Hipolito Peña Herrada (June 13, 1951 – October 5, 2006) was the founder of the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) in 1992. Peña's promotion reached its height of popularity in the e ...

left CMLL to form his own promotion,

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(AAA); Peña had been the mastermind behind the CMLL Minis division and most of the Minis in CMLL decided to leave with Peña. Serrano and a number of other wrestlers were brought in to replenish the division. Working in the Mini division does not necessarily mean that Serrano is a

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as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division. Serrano was given the ring persona of ''Mascarita Mágica'' (

for "Little Magic Mask"), an enmascarado, or masked, miniature version of the original Máscara Mágica. When the original Máscara Mágica left CMLL and the company introduced

Máscara Mágica II Antonio Gómez Medina (born September 11, 1970) is a Mexican professional wrestler, or ''Luchador'' as they are called in Spanish, and professional wrestling trainer based out of Arena Coliseo Guadalajara in Guadalajara. Gómez is best known und ...

, Serrano's mask and tights were changed to look like the new version. On February 13, 1995 Mascarita Mágica defeated Ultratumbita to win the

. In April, 1995 Mágica lost a '' Lucha de Apuesta'', or "bet match" to Ultratumbita as part of their storyline and was forced to unmask. On February 27, 1996 Mascarita Mágica lost the Minis title to Damiancito El Guerrero. In the mid to late-1990s CMLL did not focus much on their Minis division, their rarely made it onto their television shows. Due to various injuries Serrano's wrestling style had to be modified, toning down the high risk flying moves, the change in wrestling style accompanied a change in "attitude" as Serrano was turned from being a ''Tecnico'' (the Lucha Libre term for a

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or "good guy" character) to a ''Rudo'' (

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or bad guy character) called "Fire". Working as a Rudo allowed Serrano to control the match more and work a more grounded style than as a Tecnino. As Fire Serrano incorporated actual fire in his entrance, including a trick where it looks like his hands are lit on fire. He also incorporated the use of the fireball as an illegal weapon, achieved by the use of Flash paper, making it look dangerous but not harming anyone. On October 27, 2008 Serrano lost the "Fire" mask, losing a ''Luchas de Apuesta'' to

Último Dragoncito Último Dragoncito (real name unrevealed; born August 8, 1972) is a Tapatío Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Último Dragoncito is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Mini-Estrella, or "Mini", divisio ...

. Serrano has only made limited appearances since losing his mask, most notably to lose another ''Luchas de Apuesta'' to

Shockercito Javier Cortes Sánchez (born December 12, 1980) is a Mexican '' Luchador'', or professional wrestler who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in their ''Mini-Estrella'' division. Cortés is better known under the ring name Shockercito, ...

where his hair was on the line.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time)

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

References

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