Cesáreo Anselmo Manríquez González (August 27, 1920 – June 16, 1960), known by the ring namesMédico Asesino and laterEl Médico, was a Mexicanprofessional wrestler and actor who wrestled in Mexico and in the NWA territory of Texas. During his career, he most notably held theMexican National Heavyweight Championship. He was also one of the first luchadores to act in films and TV series.
In 1952, a superhero motion picture serial was made entitledThe Man in the Silver Mask, which was supposed to starEl 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]His last film debut was in 1974 in the movie "The Champions of Justice" in 1971. This movie was a film of various Mexican Masked Superstars Wrestlers.
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^*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.ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
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^abcCotter, Robert Michael (April 21, 2008). "The Undercard: Second-banana Masked Men". The Mexican Masked Wrestler and Monster Filmograph. pp. 152–174.ISBN0786441046.
