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Dalys la Caribeña (
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for Dalys "The
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Girl"; born February 20, 1975) is a
Panamanian Panamanians (; feminine ) are people identified with Panama, a country in Central America (which is the central section of the American continent), and with residential, legal, historical, or cultural connections with North America. For most Pan ...
'' luchadora'' (or female
professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...
), working for
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...
(AAA). Her name appears in print as Dalys la Caribeña, Dalys, Dallys and Dalis, but all refer to the same person. She is a second-generation wrestler; her father is a retired wrestler turned wrestling promoter in
Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
, her brother wrestles in Mexico under the
ring name A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons ...
Veneno and she is related to the extended Casas wrestling family, through her marriage to
Negro Casas José Casas Ruiz (born January 10, 1960) is a Mexican professional wrestler (called a ''Lucha libre, Luchador'' in Spanish language, Spanish) and professional wrestling trainer working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) under the ring name Ne ...
. Dalys is best known for her work in
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 (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...
(CMLL), where she held the CMLL World Women's Championship and the CMLL Japanese Women's Championship both once.


Personal life

Dalys' full birth name has not been publicly revealed, only that her last name by birth is Medina Baeza. She is the daughter of a Panamanian wrestling promoter and the sister of ''
luchador ''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...
'' Veneno. At some point, Mexican wrestler
Negro Casas José Casas Ruiz (born January 10, 1960) is a Mexican professional wrestler (called a ''Lucha libre, Luchador'' in Spanish language, Spanish) and professional wrestling trainer working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) under the ring name Ne ...
worked for her father's wrestling promotion, which led to the two being married and Dalys moving to
Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
, Mexico. She is a member of the extensive Casas wrestling family by marriage. Her father-in-law is retired ''
luchador ''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...
'' and current referee Pepe Casas. Her brothers-in-law are Heavy Metal and
El Felino Jorge Luis Casas Ruiz (born March 22, 1964), better known by his ring name El Felino ("The Feline"), is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler) working for Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Casas start ...
, and she has another brother-in-law who is not a ''luchador''. Dalys' sister-in-law (Felino's wife) Princessa Blanca is a fellow ''luchadora''. Dalys and Negro Casas have two daughters who are training in Olympic style wrestling, also hoping to turn professional one day. Negro Casas does not train his daughters, entrusting that task to
Ringo Mendoza Genaro Jacobo Contreras (born September 19, 1949), better known by his ring name Ringo Mendoza, is a Mexican professional wrestling trainer and retired '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler) for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Mendoza wr ...
,
Tony Salazar Antonio Salazar Gómez, (born January 15, 1949) is a retired Mexican '' luchador'', or professional wrestler, who works as the ring announcer for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Sunday shows in ''Arena Coliseo''. He is best known under t ...
,
Arturo Beristain Arturo Beristain (born September 5, 1949) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler, or ''Lucha Libre, Luchador'' in Spanish language, Spanish, who works as a wrestling trainer at the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lu ...
and Franco Colombo. One of her daughters is married to ''luchador'' Diamante, while the other is married to ''luchador enmascarado''
Psycho Clown Psycho Clown (born December 16, 1985) is the ring name of a Mexican '' luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Psycho Clown's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often ...
. She also has two nephews who are ''luchador enmascarados'' under the ring names Felino Jr. and
Puma King Puma King (born July 6, 1990) is a Mexican '' Luchador'' '' enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler working with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), but also as a freelancer in many Mexican promotions such as Lucha Memes, MexaWrestling and man ...
, the sons of Felino and step-sons of Blanca. She has a background in
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and would be seen sparring with Negro Casas during features on him. She also sat at ringside during important matches and was acknowledged as his wife, although the focus on their family relationship has been downplayed since Dalys turned professional. The family relationship between Princesa Blanca, who works as a '' ruda'' (a wrestler that portrays the "bad guy" character) and Dalys la Caribeña, who works as a '' tecnica'' ("good guy") has also been downplayed by CMLL.


Professional wrestling career

Dalys' training for an in-ring career was done initially by Negro Casas, but generally handled to the trainers of the
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 (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...
(CMLL) wrestling school. Her first match came about sooner than originally planned as she was needed to substitute for wrestler Estrella Mágica in a match, teaming with
Lady Apache Sandra González Calderón (born June 26, 1970) is a Mexican professional wrestling, professional wrestler or ''Lucha Libre, luchadora'', best known under the ring name Lady Apache. As Lady Apache, González has mainly worked for Consejo Mundia ...
and Star Fire to defeat the team of Hiroka,
La Seductora Irene Lagunas (born October 20, 1973, in Chilachapa, Guerrero, Mexico) is a Mexican '' luchadora'', better known under the ring name La Seductora (Spanish for "The Seductress"). She is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Cons ...
and her sister-in-law Princesa Blanca. Since she was a last minute substitute her in-ring debut did not garner much attention from the press. Her officially promoted in-ring debut came almost two months later as she was one of ten women competing in a ''
torneo cibernetico A ''torneo cibernetico'' is a multi-man professional wrestling elimination match that was created and primarily used in Mexican ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotions, especially in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The match format ...
'', multi-man elimination match for the rights to challenge for the CMLL World Women's Championship. The match also included Estrella Mágica, Hiroka, Lady Apache, La Nazi, Lluvia, Princesa Blanca, Princesa Sugehit, Zeuxis and match winner Marcela. On June 18, 2010, she participated in her first major CMLL event with an appearance during the 2012 ''
Infierno en el Ring ''Infierno en el Ring'' is the name of an annual professional wrestling super show or pay-per-view (PPV) event held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2008. The term ''Infierno en el Ring'' i ...
'' show. She was brought in as a replacement for Luna Mágica who was originally scheduled to team with Lady Apache and Marcela. The team wrestled against ''Las Zorras'' ("The Foxes"; Princesa Blanca and Princesa Sugehit) and La Seductora. ''Las Zorras'' took the first fall after Princesa Sugehit pinned Lady Apache following a ''Torbellino'' splash and Princesa Blanca pinned Dalys. In the second fall the ''tecnicas'' regained momentum when Marcela executed what was described as a "brutal Michinoku Driver" on La Seductora and pinned her. In the final fall Dalys la Caribena uses the Casas family trademark ''La Casita''
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to gain the three count and the victory for her team. She was also part of the 2011 '' Sin Piedad'' ("Without mercy") show, she worked in the second match of the night, a Best two-out-of-three falls Six-man tag team match with the ''Tecnica'' team of Dalys, Lady Apache and Marcela faced off against Princesa Sugehit, Princesa Blanca and Tiffany. The teams split the first two falls with Dalys, Apache and Marcela winning the first fall and their opponents winning the second fall. In the third fall Princesa Blanca accidentally kicked the referee, which led to her team being disqualified in the third fall and thus losing the match. Through her contacts in CMLL Dalys was able to travel to Japan in April and May, 2012 working on shows for CMLL's partner promotion Reina X World as well as a
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show. Throughout the month of June a number of CMLL's female competitors got involved in various storylines that escalated to the point where they were all put into one match to settle their issues. The match was the main event of the 2012 ''
Infierno en el Ring ''Infierno en el Ring'' is the name of an annual professional wrestling super show or pay-per-view (PPV) event held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2008. The term ''Infierno en el Ring'' i ...
'' event, competing in the eponymous ''Infierno en el Ring''
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, a multi-person Steel cage match contested under ''
Lucha de Apuestas ''Lucha libre'' (, meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico. Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has develope ...
'', or bet match, rules which means that the loser of the match would be forced to unmask or have their hair shaved off per Lucha Libre traditions. Besides Dalys the competitors included La Seductora, Goya Kong, La Amapola, Estrellita, Dark Angel, Lady Apache, Tiffany, Marcela and Princesa Blanca. In the end Princesa Blanca pinned Goya Kong, forcing her to unmask afterwards. Dalys was the first person to escape the cage by climbing up over it, keeping her hair safe. She also appeared on CMLL's biggest show of the year, the CMLL 79th Anniversary Show where she, Goya Kong and Marcela defeated La Amapola, Princesa Blanca and Tiffany. On March 21, 2014, at ''Homenaje a Dos Leyendas'', Dalys was defeated by Marcela in a ''Lucha de Apuestas'' and was as a result shaved bald. On March 11, 2016, Dalys defeated Marcela to win the CMLL World Women's Championship. On January 21, 2023, Dalys and her husband Negro Casas appeared at a
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Promociones Antonio Peña, S.A. de C.V. doing business as, d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (commonly referred to as simply AAA, pronounced "Triple A" – an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos ...
(AAA) television taping in
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, marking their departures from CMLL. On January 28, Dalys made her AAA in-ring debut, teaming with Lady Shani and Miss Delicious to defeat Maravilla,
La Hiedra Alexandra Bazadoni (born 18 May 1997), better known by her ring name La Hiedra, is a Mexican '' luchadora enmascarada'', or masked professional wrestler. She is signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where she is one-half of the current ...
, and Mary Caporal during a
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. On February 5, at '' Rey de Reyes'', Dalys participated in the 2023 ''Reina de Reinas'' match, which was won by Sexy Star II. Dalys made her
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debut on May 25, 2025 at NXT Battleground, where Chik Tormenta and herself were seated at ringside during the
NXT Women's Championship The NXT Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on NXT, the promotion's developmental brand. The current champion is Jacy Jayne, who is in her fi ...
match between reigning champion Stephanie Vaquer and
Jordynne Grace Patricia Forrest Gresham (née Parker, born March 5, 1996), better known by her ring name Jordynne Grace, is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and powerlifter. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand. She is best ...
as part of the partnership between NXT and AAA after WWE had acquired AAA in April 2025. At Worlds Collide on June 7, Dalys teamed with Tormenta in a tag team match where they lost to Vaquer and Lola Vice.


Championships and accomplishments

*
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 (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...
** CMLL Japanese Women's Championship ( 1 time) ** CMLL World Women's Championship ( 1 time) **Copa Lucha Feminil X **CMLL Bodybuilding Contest: Women's Category (2013, 2015) ** CMLL Universal Amazons Championship (2019) ** International Women's Grand Prix (2022) **Copa Bicentenario (2022) – with Lady Frost * ''
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'' **Ranked No. 70 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Female 100'' in 2018


Luchas de Apuestas record


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalys La Caribena 1975 births Casas family (professional wrestling) Panamanian emigrants to Mexico Panamanian female professional wrestlers Living people Unidentified wrestlers 21st-century female professional wrestlers CMLL World Women's Champions CMLL Universal Champions CMLL Japan Women's Champions