Huracán Ramírez
Daniel García Arteaga (April 9, 1926 – October 31, 2006), best known under the ring name Huracán Ramírez (English: "Hurricane Ramírez"), was a Mexican luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler) and actor. García was neither the first, nor the last, wrestler to work under the name "Huracán Ramírez". He was given the name in the mid-1950s, when the wrestler who originally played Huracán in the 1953 film Huracán Ramírez decided to give up the role in the ring because he no longer wanted to obscure his face with the mask. Thus, García became the second wrestler to wrestle in the ring under the Huracán identity.
| Huracán Ramírez | |
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Huracán Ramírez, c. 1970s | |
| Birth name | Daniel García Arteaga |
| Born | April 9, 1926 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | October 31, 2006 (aged 80) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Buitre Blanco Chico García Huracán Ramírez |
| Billed height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Debut | 1941 |
| Retired | 1987 |
During his career, his true identity was a closely guarded secret except to his 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 El Santo, Blue Demon and Mil Máscaras. He invented and popularized a move called the/la Huracánrana, 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. He also played the part of Santo in a biographical movie produced by Santo's son El Hijo del Santo.