Chamaco Valaguez
Javier Prado Valaguez (born February 19, 1957) is a Mexican retired Luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Chamaco Valaguez (Spanish for "Kid Valaguez"). Valaquez also wrestle as the enmascarado (masked) character Platino, the original version until 1991 when someone else took over the character. Valaquez' two sons are also professional wrestlers working under the names Apolo Valaquez and Nosferatu. In early 2019 he was appointed president of the boxing and professional wrestling commission in Cuernavaca.
| Chamaco Valaguez | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Javier Prado Valaguez |
| Born | February 19, 1957 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chamaco Valaguez Platino |
| Billed height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Trained by | Elfego Silva Rafael Salamanca |
| Debut | February 8, 1976 |
Professional wrestling career
Valaguez made his professional wrestling debut on February 8, 1976, wrestling as Chamaco Valaguez. By 1980 Valaguez became a regular for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), Mexico's largest and oldest professional wrestling promotion. On June 12, 1980, Valaguez won his first championship, defeating Rodolfo Ruiz to win the Mexican National Lightweight Championship.[1] Valaguez held the Lightweight title for close to 600 days, making numerous title defenses along the way. The title run really helped establish Valaquez as a promising wrestler, during his title run Valaguez used an elevated cradle neckbreaker move so frequently that it was named after him, being known as La Valagueza from then on. Valaguez vacated the Lightweight title when he moved up to the Welterweight division,[1] which in Mexico is between 70 kg (150 lb) and 78 kg (172 lb)[2] On August 4, 1983, Valaquez defeated Mocho Cota to win the Mexican National Welterweight Championship, a title he held for 357 days in total.[3] Valaguez defended the title on numerous occasions over the following year, until vacating it on July 26, 1984, when he won the NWA World Welterweight Championship from Mocho Cota.[3][4] Valaguez' run with the NWA Welterweight title was as successful as his run with the Mexican National Welterweight title, holding it and defending it for 359 days in total.[4] On July 20, 1985 Valaguez moved from the Welterweight division to the middleweight division (between 82 kg (181 lb) and 87 kg (192 lb)[2]) when he won the NWA World Middleweight Championship from La Fiera.[5] After winning the Middleweight title he vacated the Welterweight championship, making it the second title in a row he vacated because he won a higher ranking title.[3][4] After 302 days with the title Valaguez was defeated by Gran Cochisse and lost the championship.[4] In 1991 Valaguez adopted an enmascarado (masked) ring character called Platino, part of a trio called Los Metalicos, along with Oro and Bronce. Valaquez only played the part of Platino for under year before being replaced by a new Platino.[6] Valaguez' schedule reduced greatly through the 1990s, but he remained active until at least 2005.
In recent years Valaguez' two sons have begun wrestling; one of his sons initially wrestled as "Chamaco Valaguez, Jr." but in 2007 he changed his ring character to the enmascarado Nosferatu and is now a part of Los Infernales. Valaguez' other son wrestles as Apolo Valaguez.
Post retirement
In early 2019 Valaguez was appointed the president of the Cuernavaca, Morelos professional wrestling and boxing commission, overseeing and enforcing the rules for all wrestling and boxing shows in the city.[7]
Championships and accomplishments
- Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
- Regional championships
- Morelos Welterweight Championship (1 time)
Luchas de Apuestas record
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaque Mate (hair) | Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | N/A | Live event | N/A | |
| Mocho Cota (hair) | Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | N/A | |
| Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Gran Cochisse (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | July 1981 | |
| Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Mocho Cota (hair) | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | July 29, 1982 | |
| Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Jerry Estrada (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | January 23, 1983 | |
| Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Africano Jr. (hair) | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | July 24, 1983 | |
| Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Ráfaga Moreno (hair) | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | July 29, 1984 | |
| Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Impala (hair) | Apatlaco, State of Mexico | Live event | August 18, 1984 | |
| Mocho Cota (hair) | Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | September 7, 1984 | |
| Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Guerrero Negro (hair) | N/A | Live event | March 1987 | |
| Américo Rocca, Javier Llanes, Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Los Destructores (hair) (Emilio Charles Jr., Tony Arce and Vulcano) | Mexico City | Live event | July 31, 87 | |
| Los Rangers del Norte (I and II) (hair) | Américo Rocca and Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | N/A | Live event | 1990 | |
| Javier Cruz (hair) | Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | August 1, 1991 | |
| Cachorro Mendoza (hair) | Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | September 21, 1993 | [Note 1] |
| Mocho Cota (hair) | Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | March 29, 1994 | |
| Chamaco Valaguez (hair) | Bestia Negra I (hair) | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | August 4, 2005 |
Notes
- This was a four-way match that also included Javier Cruz and Américo Rocca.
References
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Arturo Montiel Rojas (August 30, 2001). "Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (PDF). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
Articulo 242: "Pluma 63 kilos / Ligero 70 kilos"
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: EMLL NWA Welterweight Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Rey Cometa (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. September 2007. p. 50. Tomo III.
- Saldaña, Salvador (February 27, 2019). "Compromiso trabajo y fortalecimiento el proposito de la nueva comision de box y lucha libre de Cuernavaca" [Commitment, work and strengthening, the purpose of the new Box and Wrestling Commission of Cuernavaca]. La Union (in Spanish). Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. Especial 21.