César Curiel (born October 12, 1949) is a retired
Mexican ''
Luchador'' or
professional wrestler who was active in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Curiel has three sons who are currently wrestling,
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Early in Curiel's career, on December 25, 1979, he was involved in the death of wrestler José Vincent Ramos Estrada, known to the wrestling world under the
ring name Sangre India. Curiel was teaming with El Vengador while Sangre India was teaming with Leo Lopez. During the match Curiel executed a drop kick, a move that supposed to knocked Sangre India out of the ring to the floor. During the fall to the floor Estrada's head and neck struck the apron before he tumbled uncontrollably to the ground. Estrada died shortly after the fall. Subsequently, Lucha magazines ran a
storyline that claimed that "it was dangerous to wrestle César Curiel", even though he was not at fault. In subsequent years magazines stopped claiming that Curiel was in any way responsible for the death.
It took a couple of years after the death for Curiel to truly shake the image of being "the most dangerous luchador".
On April 2, 1982, Curiel defeated
El Faraón to win the
NWA World Middleweight Championship.
[ Curiel's reign with the title lasted until October 25, 1982, when he lost the title to El Satánico.][ In the mid-1980s Curiel began wrestling as the '' enmascarado'' (masked) character Quazar until June 24, 1988, when he lost a '' Lucha de Apuesta'' (bet match) to Mogur and had to unmask.]
Championships and accomplishments
* Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
** NWA World Middleweight Championship ( 1 time)
''Luchas de Apuestas'' record
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, Vick Amezcua (hair) , , César Curiel (hair) , , Mexico City , , Live event , , N/A , ,
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, Calavera I (hair) , , César Curiel (hair) , , Guadalajara, Jalisco , , Live event , , N/A , ,
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, El Fantasma (mask) and César Curiel (hair) , , Rey Salomón (mask) and Índio Jerónimo (hair) , , N/A , , Live event , , , ,
References
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1949 births
Living people
Mexican male professional wrestlers
20th-century male professional wrestlers
20th-century Mexican professional wrestlers
NWA World Middleweight Champions