J. Carmelo Reyes González was born on May 11, 1949, in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico. His younger brothers, Andrés Reyes González (better known asUniverso 2000) and Jesús Reyes González (known asMáscara Año 2000) also followed Carmelo into professional wrestling.[3] Three of J. Carmen Reyes' sons also followed in his footsteps, known as the masked wrestlers, known asEl Cuatrero andSansón and Cien Caras Místico.[4] His nephews are also professional wrestlers, known asForastero,Universo 2000 Jr. andMáscara Año 2000 Jr.[5]
In Mexican wrestling there is a long tradition of wrestlers paying for the rights to use a ring name and be portrayed as a second or third-generation wrestler without actually being related.[3] It has been confirmed that wrestlersCien Caras Jr. andEl Hijo de Cien Caras are not sons of Carlemo Reyes, while it is unclear ifHijo de Máscara Año 2000 is a blood relative or only fictional relatives.[6] Reyes later stated that he allowed the "Cien Caras" name to be rented by other wrestlers as his sons were very young and the time and might not want to become professional wrestlers.[7]
After training under Diablo Velasco and Pantera Negra, Reyes debuted in 1974 under the ring name "Mil Caras", but due to the obvious confusion withMil Máscaras, he dropped 900 units to become "Cien Caras". Caras was initially atécnico, but quickly developed a more violent wrestling style, and became arudo. On June 24, 1987 inNezahualcóyotl,State of Mexico, Caras defeatedMS-1 for theNWA World Light Heavyweight Championship. He held the title until March 20, 1988, when he lost to Lizmark inMexico City,Mexican Federal District. On September 21, 1990 he lost hismask in theculmination of afeud withRayo de Jalisco, Jr. In late 1990, Caras was wrestling against Jalisco Jr. in asteel cage match when a fan threw a peso coin that hit Caras in the eye. He missed over a month due to the eye injury, and there was concern at the time that his career might be over.[8]
In CMLL, Caras is a member of thestableLos Capos ("The Bosses") with his two younger brothers,Máscara Año 2000 andUniverso 2000 (Los Hermanos Dinamita—"The Dynamite Brothers"), and Apolo Dantes. In 2004, Caras and Mascara Año 2000 were defeated byPerro Aguayo, Jr. andEl Terrible in a hair versus hair tag team match at the annualHomenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth show with Caras and Mascara having their heads shaved as a result. Caras and Mascara fought Aguayo, Jr. and his father,Perro Aguayo, in a second hair versus hair match in February 2005, with Caras and Mascara losing once again. The match was billed as Caras's retirement match, but he continued to wrestle in secondary CMLL venues, making him semi-retired.
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