Mascarita Sagrada is a Mexican ''

Luchador Lucha libre (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Latin America for professional wrestling. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form ...

'' '' enmascarado'', or masked

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who works for

Lucha Libre AAA World Wide Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply AAA (pronounced "triple A"; an abbreviation of its or ...

's (AAA) ''

Mini-Estrella The term ''Mini-Estrella'' (Spanish for "Mini-Star") is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or ''luchadors'', some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican ''Mini-Estrellas'' is comparable to Midget wrestling prac ...

'' division. He is the third wrestler to work under the

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"Mascarita Sagrada" for AAA, having used the name since 2007. Mascarita Sagrada's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. Working in the Mini division does not automatically mean that he has

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as several short wrestlers work in the "Mini" division, although at in this case it is clear that the wrestler under the mask is a dwarf. His name and outfit is patterned after popular luchador Mascara Sagrada and the name "Mascarita Sagrada" is

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for "Little Sacred Mask").

Professional wrestling career

The wrestler now known as Mascarita Sagrada made his professional wrestling debut no later than in 2000 after having trained under Indio Vitela. It is not known what

he used prior to 2007, nor is it known if he worked for

(AAA). In 2007 the wrestler that previously wrestled as

Mascarita Sagrada :''At least three wrestlers have wrestled under the name "Mascarita Sagrada". This article is about the original.'' Mascarita Sagrada (Spanish for Little Sacred Mask, real name not known, born January 11, 1965) is a Mexican Mini-Estrella, Mini Luc ...

decided to leave AAA, to work for rival

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) under the name Mascarita Dorada. Following Mascarita Sagrada's departure AAA introduced a new Mascarita Sagrada, sometimes referred to as "Mascarita Sagrada 2007" in text, although never publicly announced as such. Since the new Mascarita Sagrada's true identity is not a matter of public knowledge it is not known what identity he previously wrestled before taking over the Mascarita Sagrada persona in 2007. He made his AAA debut at the first Antonio Peña Memorial Show on October 7, 2007, where he wrestled in an "AAA Special" ''Relevos Atómicos de locura'' match (Spanish for "Eight-man madness match") that featured two teams of four, each composed of a male wrestler, a female wrestler, an ''Exotico'' wrestler, and a ''Mini-Estrella''. He teamed with Super Fly (Male),

Cinthia Moreno Flavia Antonia Moreno León (born July 23, 1970) is a Mexican ''Luchadora'', or female professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Cynthia Moreno (sometimes spelled "Cinthia Moreno") She is working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). M ...

(Female) and

Pimpinela Escarlata Mario González Lozano (born April 18, 1969) is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler, who works as an ''exótico'' for the Mexican Lucha Libre AAA World Wide promotion and Lucha Underground under the ring name Pimpinela Escarlata. As ...

(Exotico) only to lose to

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(male),

Faby Apache Fabiola Balbuena Torres (born 26 December 1980) is a Mexican ''Luchadora'', or female professional wrestler known for her time with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) where she performed as Faby Apache (sometimes written as "Fabi Apache"). Between 2 ...

(female),

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(Exotico) and

Mini Abismo Negro Mini Abismo Negro (born November 21, 1978) is the ring name of a Mexican ''Luchador enmascarado'' who works in the ''Mini-Estrella'' division for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). Mini Abismo Negro is a former, two time Mexican Nati ...

(Mini). In mid-2008 AAA decided to create the

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after the reigning Mexican National Mini-Estrellas Champion Mascarita Sagrada left AAA, taking the championship belt with him. The tournament to crown the first ever AAA World Mini-Estrellas Champion ran from July 20, 2009 until September 14, 2009 with the finals at the 2008 '' Verano de Escandalo'' event. Mascarita Sagrada defeated

Mini Histeria Rolando Fuentes Romero (born May 5, 1982) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' '' enmascarado'' better known under the ring name Mini Histeria. Fuentes works for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in their ''Mini-Estrellas'' division. Fuentes is the son of ''L ...

in the first round, but lost to

Mini Charly Manson Arturo Santos Hernández (born July 9, 1987) is a Mexican ''Luchador'' or professional wrestler and bodybuilder, best known by his ring name Mini Charly Manson. For years he worked in the ''Mini-Estrella'' division for Lucha Libre AAA World Wide ( ...

in the semi-final on August 17, 2008. At the 2008 Antonio Peña Memorial show he once again wrestled in a ''Relevos Atómicos de locura'' match, teaming with

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(Male), Faby Apache (Female) and Pimpinela Escarlata (Exotico) to beat

El Brazo Juan Alvarado Nieves (July 30, 1961 – October 15, 2013) was a Mexican Luchador (professional wrestler). He was best known under the ring name El Brazo (Spanish for "the Arm"), which he used since his debut in 1980. Alvarado was part of the Al ...

(Male), Cinthia Moreno (Female), Mini Abismo Negro (Mini) and

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(Exotico). At the 2009 ''

Guerra de Titanes Guerra de Titanes (Spanish for "War of the Titans") is a major annual professional wrestling event in Mexico promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) promotion. The show is the "End of year" show and is traditionally held in December with ...

'' show Mascarita Sagrada was one of nine ''Mini-Estrellas'' who competed in a

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for the

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. Mascarita Sagrada was the third wrestler eliminated from the match by eventual winner Mini Abismo Negro. In May, 2010 AAA announced that they were planning to hold the first ever ''Mini-Estrellas'' Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at

Triplemanía XVIII Triplemanía XVIII (Triplemanía 18) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the AAA promotion that took place on June 6, 2010 at the Palacio de los Deportes ("Sports Palace") in Mexico City, Mexico. The show featured eig ...

where Mini Abismo Negro would defend the title against six challengers, including Mascarita Sagrada. At Triplemanía XVIII Octagóncito outlasted eight other wrestlers (La Parkita and Mini Chessman were late additions to the match) in the TLC match to become the new AAA Mini-Estrellas Champion.

A shared identity

This Mascarita Sagrada is the third wrestler to use that name, mask and outfit while others have used variations on the name. The following have at one time or another performed as Mascarita Sagrada besides the current one.

References

External links

AAA profile
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