El Texano
Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui (November 26, 1958 – January 15, 2006), better known by his ring name El Texano, was a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler. From the early 1970s to the early 2000s, he wrestled under masked and unmasked monikers for various promotions including Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), World Wrestling Council (WWC), World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). His son Juan Aguilar Leos wrestles under the name El Texano, Jr. in tribute to his father and another son wrestles as the masked Super Nova.
| El Texano | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Juan Conrado Aguilar Jáuregui |
| Born | November 26, 1958 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
| Died | 15 January 2006 (aged 47) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Billy The Kid El Texano El Vaquero Johnny Texas Juan El Texano Roy Navarro Silver King II |
| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Trained by | Antonio Cruz Diablo Velasco |
| Debut | February 1, 1972 |
During his professional wrestling career Aguilar helped populate the concept of the Trios match (teams of three facing off in a tag team match) in Lucha Libre, as a part of Los Misioneros de la Muerte ("The Missionaries of Death"; Texano, El Signo and Negro Navarro). He also worked for an extensive period of time with Silver King, collectively known as Los Cowboys, working both in Japan and the United States of America, achieving notoriety outside of his native Mexico.