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'''Huracán Ramírez''' was a fictitious character invented for the 1952 [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[wrestling]] movie of the same name. In the film a young Mexican, whose father is a professional wrestler, decides to follow his father's footsteps by adopting the secret identity of Huracán Ramírez, a masked ''[[luchador]]'', |
'''Huracán Ramírez''' was a fictitious character invented for the 1952 [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[wrestling]] movie 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. |
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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 in the ring wearing the Huracán Ramírez costume for more than 30 years, and played the role in all of the movie sequels that followed. 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. |
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'''. |
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García wrestled in the ring wearing the Huracán Ramírez costume for more than 30 years, and played the role in all of the movie sequels that followed. 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. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Revision as of 04:53, 4 February 2007
Huracán Ramírez was a fictitious character invented for the 1952 Mexican wrestling movie 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 in the ring wearing the Huracán Ramírez costume for more than 30 years, and played the role in all of the movie sequels that followed. 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.
Filmography
A total of seven "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.
- Hurricane Ramirez (1952) starring Eduardo Bonada as Huracan
- The Mystery of Hurricane Ramirez (1962) starring Daniel Garcia as Huracan
- The Son of Hurricane Ramirez (1966)
- The Revenge of Hurricane Ramirez (1967)
- Hurricane Ramirez and the Black Nun (1973)
- De Sangre Chicana (1974)
- Hurricane Ramirez against the Terrorists (1989)
Trivia
- García was the creator of the "Huracarrana", a move that has been a signature move of several Lucha Libre wrestlers and was popularized by WWE's Rey Mysterio.