Antonio Peña
Antonio Hipolito Peña Herrada (June 13, 1951 – October 5, 2006) was a Mexican professional wrestling promoter who founded the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion in 1992. Peña's promotion reached its height of popularity in the early 1990s prior to the 1994 downturn of the Mexican economy, but continues to operate. Peña's AAA is the promotion largely responsible for bringing the lucha libre style to the United States, with AAA wrestlers such as Rey Misterio Jr., Psicosis, La Parka, Konnan and others eventually competing for American promotions.
| Antonio Peña | |
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| Birth name | Antonio Hipolito Peña Herrada |
| Born | June 13, 1951 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | October 5, 2006 (aged 55) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Family | Ponzoña (father) Espectro (uncle) El Picudo (cousin) Silver Cat (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dalia Negra Espectro de Ultratumba (II) Espectro Jr. (I) El Genio Kahoz (I) The Rose |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (179 cm) |
| Billed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Billed from | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Trained by | Rojas Isaías Rodríguez Toño Hernández Espectro |
| Debut | April 8, 1974 |
| Retired | 1986 |
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Peña began his involvement in professional wrestling as an in-ring wrestler, or luchador, working under various masks as El Genio, Espectro Jr., Kahoz, Espectro de Ultratumba, and Dalia Negra before retiring in 1986 to work in the promotional side of wrestling. Prior to founding AAA, Peña was the head booker of Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, the world's oldest professional wrestling promotion.