Huracán Ramírez

Who was Huracán Ramírez?

Huracán Ramírez was the ring name Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, Daniel García Arteaga. García was neither the first, nor the last wrestler to work under the name "Huracán Ramírez", but was given the name in 1952, based on the popularity of the Lucha film Huracán Ramírez. During his career his true identity was a closely guarded secret except to the closest family and friends, more closely guarded that any other luchador of that period. Following his retirement the "Huracán Ramírez" name and mask has been used by others, primarily because García did not own the rights to the name and the mask.

García, as Huracán Ramírez, was considered one of the most talented luchadors of his time and one of the most iconic luchadors of all time alongside wrestlers such as Santo, Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras. He invented and popularized a move called the/la Huracarrana, a move that is now commonly used by smaller, high flying professional wrestlers all over the world. During his career he worked as Huracán Ramírez in at least five of the eight movies in the Huracán Ramírez movie series, starting with the second one in 1962.