Médico Asesino

Cesáreo Anselmo Manríquez González (August 27, 1920 – June 16, 1960), known by the ring names Médico Asesino and later El Médico, was a Mexican professional wrestler and actor who wrestled in Mexico and in the NWA territory of Texas. During his career, he most notably held the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship. He was also one of the first luchadores to act in films and TV series.

This article is about the Mexican luchador. For the Cuban musician, see El Médico.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Manríquez and the second or maternal family name is González.
Médico Asesino
Birth nameCesáreo Anselmo Manríquez González
Born(1920-08-27)August 27, 1920
Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
DiedJune 16, 1960(1960-06-16) (aged 39)
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Cause of deathCancer
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Don Cesáreo
  • La Bestia
  • El Asesino
  • Médico Asesino
  • El Médico
Billed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Billed weight125 kg (276 lb)
Trained by
  • Verdugo
  • Joe Marín
  • Polo Torres

Professional wrestling career

In 1955, Médico Asesino won the Occidente Tag Team Championship and the Occidente Heavyweight Championship. The following year, he won the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship, which he held at the time of his death.[1]

In 1956, Médico Asesino joined the Dallas, Texas-based promotion Southwest Sports under the ring name El Medico, winning the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship four times. He also held the NWA Texas Tag Team Championship on three occasions as well as the Texas-version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship twice and the NWA World Tag Team Championship at once.[2]

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, 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.[3]

Personal life

Médico Asesino was the father of Médico Asesino Jr.[4][5]

Illness and death

Médico Asesino was diagnosed with cancer in 1958 and died on June 16, 1960.[4]

Championships and accomplishments

Filmography
Year Original title English title Role Notes
1952 El luchador fenómenoThe phenomenal wrestler Luchador [15]
1953 La bestia magníficaThe Magnificent Beast [15]
1953 Huracán RamírezHurricane Ramirez Luchador [15]
1954 El enmascarado de plataThe Man in the Silver Mask El Enmascarado de Plata
1971 Los Campeones JusticierosThe Champions of Justice Himself

See also

References
  1. Madigan, Dan (2007). "Médico Asesino". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 114–117. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  2. Harris M. Lentz III (1 January 2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-7864-1754-4.
  3. Various (2005). "the villain of the small screen". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. pp. 150–183. ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
  4. "Médico Asesino". Luchawiki.
  5. "Wrestler Profile: Médico Asesino". WrestlingData. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
    • Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Heavyweight Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  7. "NWA Texas Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  8. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Texas) Dallas: NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 271. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  9. "Texas Brass Knucks Title [East Texas]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  10. Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Tag Team Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 275–276. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  11. "NWA Texas Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  12. Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Texas: NWA World Tag Team Title [Siegel, Boesch and McLemore]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  13. "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  14. Meltzer, Dave (November 13, 2020). "NOVEMBER 16, 2020 OBSERVER NEWSLETTER: 2020 OBSERVER HALL OF FAME ISSUEs". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  15. Cotter, Robert Michael (April 21, 2008). "The Undercard: Second-banana Masked Men". The Mexican Masked Wrestler and Monster Filmograph. pp. 152–174. ISBN 0786441046.
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