La Briosa (Spanish for The Verve One) is the

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of a semi-retired Mexican ''

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'', or female

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who was primarily active from the mid-1970s until 2000. She is a second-generation wrestler, daughter of

Sugi Sito Francisco Javier Mar Hernández (December 4, 1926 – May 4, 2000) was a Mexican professional wrestler and promoter, known by the ring name "El Orgullo de Oriente" ("The pride of the Orient") Sugi Sito. He was born in Guanajuato to a Mexican fathe ...

, and together with her husband, a wrestler known under the names El Mexicano and Halcón 78. Together they have three sons that have followed in their footsteps and also become wrestlers, known as Halcón 78 Jr., Hammer Fist and Combat. La Briosa is the cousin of wrestlers Pánico, El Jabato, and

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, and the aunt of

Skándalo Skándalo (Born in 1982 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a ''rudo'' ...

and Stigma. She has only worked a small number of matches since 2000. During her career, La Briosa won the

Mexican National Women's Championship The Mexican National Women's Championship ( es, Campeonato Nacional Femenil) is a women's professional wrestling championship for female wrestlers sanctioned by the ''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.'' (the Mexico City Boxing and Wrest ...

on one occasion, and was the only wrestler to win the

Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship The Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship (Spanish: ''Campeonato Nacional Femenil de Parejas'') is a Mexican national tag team professional wrestling championship that is run exclusively for female wrestlers. The championship is sanctione ...

twice, first with

Vicky Carranza Angelica Hernandez (born May 19, 1959) is a Mexican former '' luchadora'', or female professional wrestler best known under the ring name Vicky Carranza. She is the daughter of professional wrestler Carraza I, the husband of retired wrestler Con ...

and later on with Neftali. She worked as an ''enmascarada'', or

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for most of her career, but lost it to

Martha Villalobos Martha García Mejía (born May 30, 1962) is a Mexican former ''luchadora'', or female professional wrestler best known under the ring name Martha Villalobos an active wrestling promoter, running a company named ''Reyes del Ring'' ("Kings of the ...

1992. La Briosa formed a trios team with Neftali, and La Monstra known as ''Las Nasty Girls''.

Championships and accomplishments

Empresa Mexicana 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 ...

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and Neftali

''Luchas de Apuestas'' record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Briosa, La 1959 births Living people Mexican female professional wrestlers Mexican National Women's Champions Mexican National Women's Tag Team Champions