Huracan Ramirez
Encyclopedia
Huracán Ramírez was a fictitious character invented for the 1952 Mexican
Lucha film
of the same name
. In the film a young Mexican, whose father is a professional wrestler, decides to follow in his father's footsteps by adopting the secret identity of Huracán Ramírez, a masked luchador, and he fights in the ring in spite of his father's wishes to the contrary.
Although actor David Silva played the role of the young man in the film, the masked wrestler scenes were played by real-life luchador Eduardo Bonada. Following the film's release, Bonada continued to wrestle as Huracan Ramirez in the ring in real life until 1959, when he tired of the gig and was replaced by the film's producers by 43-year-old wrestler Daniel García.
García wrestled as Huracán Ramírez for more than 30 years, and played the role in all of the movie sequels that followed (with the exception of "Huracan Ramirez Vs. The Terrorists"). Garcia was the creator of the Huracanrana, a move that has become a signature move of several Lucha Libre wrestlers. Daniel García was a very close personal friend of El Santo, and when Santo died in 1984, Daniel Garcia was one of the Silver-Masked Man's pall bearers. Garcia died on November 1, 2006 at the age of 80. The iconic mask is now worn by Huracán Ramírez Jr, who is not related to Garcia.
In 2007 "Huracán Ramírez Jr" appeared in the film Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (also known as Mil Mascaras: Resurrection)), which screened internationally to positive reviews.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Lucha film
Lucha film
The sport of Lucha Libre became so popular in Mexico, that it spawned a genre of Luchador films starring some of the most popular masked luchadores in the sport. These masked superheroes engaged in battles against a range of characters from spies, to vampires and martians...
of the same name
Huracán Ramírez (film)
Huracán Ramírez is a 1952 black-and-white Mexican Lucha film directed by Joselito Rodríguez and co-written by Joselito Rodríguez, Juan Rodríguez Mas, and Jesús Saucedo...
. In the film a young Mexican, whose father is a professional wrestler, decides to follow in his father's footsteps by adopting the secret identity of Huracán Ramírez, a masked luchador, and he fights in the ring in spite of his father's wishes to the contrary.
Although actor David Silva played the role of the young man in the film, the masked wrestler scenes were played by real-life luchador Eduardo Bonada. Following the film's release, Bonada continued to wrestle as Huracan Ramirez in the ring in real life until 1959, when he tired of the gig and was replaced by the film's producers by 43-year-old wrestler Daniel García.
García wrestled as Huracán Ramírez for more than 30 years, and played the role in all of the movie sequels that followed (with the exception of "Huracan Ramirez Vs. The Terrorists"). Garcia was the creator of the Huracanrana, a move that has become a signature move of several Lucha Libre wrestlers. Daniel García was a very close personal friend of El Santo, and when Santo died in 1984, Daniel Garcia was one of the Silver-Masked Man's pall bearers. Garcia died on November 1, 2006 at the age of 80. The iconic mask is now worn by Huracán Ramírez Jr, who is not related to Garcia.
Filmography
A total of eight "Huracán Ramírez" movies were made in all, although the films tended to focus more on dramatic subplots and musical numbers, and never really gave the Huracán Ramírez character a lot to do in the films from a heroic standpoint. Eduardo Bonada played Huracan only in the first film, and Daniel Garcia played Huracan in the other films (with the exception of the last film made in 1989).- Huracán RamírezHuracán Ramírez (film)Huracán Ramírez is a 1952 black-and-white Mexican Lucha film directed by Joselito Rodríguez and co-written by Joselito Rodríguez, Juan Rodríguez Mas, and Jesús Saucedo...
(Hurricane Ramirez) (1952) starring Eduardo Bonada as Huracan - El Misterio de Huracán RamírezEl Misterio de Huracán RamírezEl Misterio de Huracán Ramírez is a 1962 black-and-white Mexican Lucha film directed and co-written by Joselito Rodríguez. The film is a sequel to Rodríguez's 1952 film Huracán Ramírez with David Silva reprising his role as Fernando Torres...
The Mystery of Hurricane Ramirez (1962) introducing Daniel Garcia as Huracan - El Hijo de Huracán RamírezEl Hijo de Huracán RamírezEl Hijo de Huracán Ramírez is a 1965 black-and-white Mexican Lucha film co-written directed by Joselito Rodríguez and starring David Silva. It is the third installment of the Huracán film series, following the 1962 sequel, El Misterio de Huracán Ramírez....
(The Son of Hurricane Ramirez) (1966) - La Venganza de Huracán Ramírez (The Revenge of Hurricane Ramirez) (1967)
- Huracán Ramírez y la Monjita Negra (Hurricane Ramirez and the Black Nun) (1973)
- De Sangre Chicana (Of Chicano Blood) (1974)
- El Torito Puños de Oro (1979) Daniel Garcia's last film
- Hurricane Ramirez Vs. the Terrorists (1989) (Note* - A different actor played Huracan in this later movie)
In 2007 "Huracán Ramírez Jr" appeared in the film Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (also known as Mil Mascaras: Resurrection)), which screened internationally to positive reviews.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Huracanrana - innovated
Championships and accomplishments
- Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
- Mexican National Welterweight ChampionshipMexican National Welterweight ChampionshipThe Mexican National Welterweight Championship is a Mexican professional wrestling championship created and sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. . While the commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events at which the title is defended...
(1 time) - NWA World Welterweight ChampionshipNWA World Welterweight ChampionshipThe NWA World Welterweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship governed by the National Wrestling Alliance . For the majority of its existence, the title has been promoted by Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where it was known as the Campeonato Mundial Welter de...
(1 time)
External links
- http://www.santoandfriends.com
- Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy Official Page
- PopMatters review of Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy