Cesáreo Anselmo Manríquez González (August 27, 1920 – June 16, 1960), known by the ring names Médico Asesino and later El Médico, was a Mexican

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and actor who wrestled in Mexico and in the NWA territory of Texas. During his career, he most notably held the

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. He was also one of the first luchadores to act in films and TV series.

Professional wrestling career

In 1955, Médico Asesino won the Occidente Tag Team Championship and the Occidente Heavyweight Championship. The following year, he won the

, which he held at the time of his death. In 1956, Médico Asesino joined the

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-based promotion Southwest Sports under the ring name El Medico, winning the

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four times. He also held the

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on three occasions as well as the Texas-version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship twice and the

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at once.

Acting career

In 1952, a superhero motion picture serial was made entitled ''The Man in the Silver Mask'', which was supposed to star

El Santo Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (23 September 1917 – 5 February 1984), best known by his ring name El Santo (English language, English: "The Saint"), was a Mexican ''Lucha libre, luchador Wrestling mask, enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestlin ...

, but he declined to appear in it, because he thought it would fail commercially. Instead, Médico Asesino was cast in the lead role, wearing a white mask similar to Santo's silver one. A villain named "The Silver-Masked Man" was introduced into the plot at the last minute, thus the title of the film strangely became a reference to the villain, not the hero. His last film debut was in 1974 in the movie "The Champions of Justice" in 1971. This movie was a film of various Mexican Masked Superstars Wrestlers.

Personal life

Médico Asesino was the father of Médico Asesino Jr.

Illness and death

Médico Asesino was diagnosed with cancer in 1958 and died on June 16, 1960.

Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) ** Occidente Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) ** Occidente Tag Team Championship (1 time) * Southwest Sports **

( 4 times)* ** NWA Brass Knuckles Championship ''(Texas version)'' (

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(3 times) – with Pepper Gomez (2 times), and The Amazing Zuma (1 time) ** NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Texas version)'' (1 time) – with Pepper Gomez * ''

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(class of 2020)

Filmography

References

External links

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