Mil Máscaras

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Mil Máscaras (born Aarón Rodríguez Arellano, July 15, 1942) is a retired Mexican professional wrestler and actor. He is regarded as one of the greatest legends in history of professional wrestling in Mexico – along with El Santo and Blue Demon – and has been described as the first international superstar of the style of professional wrestling known as lucha libre, the first to popularize it outside of his country. Mil Máscaras is considered one of the most influential wrestlers of all time for enhancing and popularizing the lucha libre style around the world, both in the ring and as the star of 20 films. He is also an accomplished artist and cultural ambassador for his native country and has appeared on three of its postage stamps. Although he has never been unmasked and his true identity is generally kept a secret out of respect for lucha libre traditions, his real name is known due to appearing in the credits of the films he has starred in. His ring name is Spanish for "Thousand Masks...

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