Aarón Rodríguez Arellano

Aarón Rodríguez Arellano

Born: July 15, 1942
in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Aarón Rodríguez Arellano is a Mexican luchador (professional wrestler). He is regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of the lucha libre tradition in Mexico - along with El Santo and Blue Demon - and has been described as the first international superstar of lucha libre. 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".

Máscaras was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010, and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012. He is a member of one of Mexico's most prominent wrestling families; his brothers José and Pablo respectively wrestle as Dos Caras and Sicodélico. José's oldest son Alberto is a former WWE Champion and currently wrestles as Alberto El Patron. José's younger son Guillermo wrestles as El Hijo de Dos Caras. Pablo's son Aaron is better known as Sicodelico Jr.

Movies for Aarón Rodríguez Arellano...

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
Title: La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
Character: Mil Máscaras (self)
Released: March 28, 2024
Type: Movie
Lucha libre is part of Mexican culture, but how did something that was shown in circuses and fairs become a cinematic genre? Join us to learn about this trajectory.
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Aztec Revenge
Title: Aztec Revenge
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: February 1, 2015
Type: Movie
Legendary luchador, Mil Mascaras, faces unbelievable horrors when the vengeful head of an Aztec chief is resurrected on a college campus.
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The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
Title: The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
Character: Himself
Released: May 22, 2012
Type: Movie
For close to a decade, professional wrestling fans loved Clash of the Champions, a series of supercards that aired on TBS, featuring the biggest stars of first NWA and the WCW. Over the course of 35 events from 1988 through 1997, fans were treated to championship contests, grudge matches, and spectacular moments. Many of these matches have never been released on home video until now. The Best of the Clash of the Champions, hosted by 3-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and WWE Hall of Famer, “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, will highlight some of the greatest matches in the event’s ten-year history and features fan favorites Ric Flair, Sting, The Road Warriors, Lex Luger, the Four Horsemen, the nWo, and so many more.
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WWE Hall Of Fame 2012
Title: WWE Hall Of Fame 2012
Released: March 31, 2012
Type: Movie
Inductees into the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame included Mil Máscaras, Edge, The Four Horsemen, Ron Simmons, Yokozuna and Mike Tyson.
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Academy of Doom
Title: Academy of Doom
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: April 18, 2008
Type: Movie
ACADEMY OF DOOM is set on the campus of the famous Mil Mascaras Wrestling Women's Academy. The Academy finds itself the focus of seemingly disparate events involving the villainous Luctor; an eccentric Baron; and a series of bizarre murders. The most famous figure at the academy, La Torcha, joins forces with Mil Mascaras to unravel the mystery and ensure that justice prevails.
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Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Title: Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Character: Mil Mascaras
Released: January 22, 2008
Type: Movie
Once again fans can re-live the legendary glory age of wrestling and once and for all know that the bone breaking, blood-pounding action is real. Several of the matches on this DVD, when they originally aired on T.V. had to run with a disclaimer because the content was over the top vicious & bloody. The infamous match between Ric Flair & Ted DiBiase in a concussion bandage, the ambush beating Hacksaw Jim Duggan received by the hands of Ted DiBiase and his henchmen, the intentional blinding of J.Y.D. by the Midnight Express and the brutal beating Ric Flair endured by the Freebirds during an NWA Championship cage match. All this and more, plus 4 man & 6 man tag team matches, midget matches, a Hacksaw Jim Duggan montage video and Classic interviews including one with Andre the GIANT done by none other then Vince McMahon himself. Enjoy!
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Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
Title: Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
Character: Mil Mascaras
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
A resurrected Aztec mummy conspires to manipulate men of power for world domination. Whether Mil Mascaras can be corrupted by the influence of his undead adversary is not clear, but the answer hinges upon the secret of his mask -- a mask which has been passed down to him from his ancestors since time in memoriam.
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AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
Title: AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
Released: January 28, 2001
Type: Movie
The Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular took place on January 28, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and was a joint promotion between All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was themed around memorializing AJPW's founder Shohei "Giant" Baba, who had died in 1999. It was the second Giant Baba Memorial event and was subsequently followed by the Giant Baba Memorial Cup and the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament a year later. Ten professional wrestling matches were held on the event's card, including one that featured AJPW and NJPW champions.
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WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Title: WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Character: Mil Mascaras
Released: January 19, 1997
Type: Movie
Thirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble Match with the winner advancing to WrestleMania for a shot at the WWE Championship. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels challenges "Sycho" Sid Vicious for the WWE Championship. Triple H defends the WWE Intercontinental Title against Goldust. The Undertaker faces Big Van Vader!
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Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
Title: Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
Character: Mil Mascaras
Released: October 10, 1996
Type: Movie
‘These Days’ was Michinoku Pro Wrestling's 3rd anniversary card from the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Title: The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Character: Mil Mascaras (archive footage)
Released: April 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Documentary on legendary Houston Wrestling Promoter Paul Boesch produced and aired in 1994 on Houston Channel 39 KHTV.
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WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
Title: WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
Character: Mil Mascaras
Released: February 6, 1990
Type: Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout took place on February 6, 1990 at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas. There were 3,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.5 rating on TBS. This was the show that set up the WCW WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing pay-per-view event.
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La verdad de la lucha
Title: La verdad de la lucha
Character: Sergio Roca Dragon I / Mil Máscaras
Released: January 18, 1990
Type: Movie
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La llave mortal
Title: La llave mortal
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Mil Máscaras leads a group of wrestlers who take on a challenge in the ring from karate fighters at a martial arts school, while at the same time grappling with an ambitious promoter and a corrupt media businessman. This film was written and produced by Mil Máscaras under his real name of Aarón Rodríguez and features appearances by some well known luchadors including Blue Demon Jr., Dos Caras ( Mil Máscara's real-life brother) and Hombre Araña, who dresses as the comic book hero Spider-Man.
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WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
Title: WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
Character: Mil Mascaras
Released: October 17, 1987
Type: Movie
Stadium show from deep in the heart of Texas
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WCCW Parade of Champions '87
Title: WCCW Parade of Champions '87
Character: Mil Mascaras
Released: May 3, 1987
Type: Movie
Once again the eyes of Texas fall upon Texas Stadium in a memorial to Mike & David Von Erich.
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Andre the Giant
Title: Andre the Giant
Character: Mil Mascaras (archive footage)
Released: December 2, 1985
Type: Movie
Some of this wrestler's best fights.
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AWA: SuperClash '85
Title: AWA: SuperClash '85
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: September 25, 1985
Type: Movie
SuperClash '85 – The Night of Champions was the first SuperClash professional wrestling supercard event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA). It was billed as AWA's flagship supercard, their biggest event of the year. The event was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois on September 28, 1985, only a few months after WrestleMania, which was promoted by the rival World Wrestling Federation (WWF) promotion. The show drew a paid attendance of 20,347, although it was announced as 25,000. SuperClash – Night of Champions was one of the co-promotional efforts by the AWA, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) to compete with the WWF's increasing national presence and popularity. The jointly promoted venture was known as Pro Wrestling USA.
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Best of the WWF Volume 3
Title: Best of the WWF Volume 3
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A collection of some of the best WWF matches.
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WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Title: WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Character: Mil Mascaras
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Some of the most astonishing stars the WWF has to offer.
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El hijo de Santo en frontera sin ley
Title: El hijo de Santo en frontera sin ley
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: May 15, 1983
Type: Movie
Bad Italian guy is buying all the land in a Mexican border town, for some reason, and his henchmen are killing anybody who interferes with him. Most of the town's men have moved to USA to escape him, so four comic-relief guys and a truckload of children take down the real estate gangsters, with a little help from two wrestlers.
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WCCW Star Wars (February 1981)
Title: WCCW Star Wars (February 1981)
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: February 22, 1981
Type: Movie
Kerry Von Erich gets his shot at the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship. But to become a champion "The Modern-Day Warrior" will need to topple NWA kingpin Harley Race.
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Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle
Title: Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: August 16, 1979
Type: Movie
Beautiful Silvia and Sandra disappear mysteriously at the Bermuda Triangle. Santo, Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras, a team of super-heroes, go into action to try to find them. Soon they find out that evil Scientist Dr. Gro has developed a device to make people and objects to disappear blaming the famous vanishings of ships, airplanes and human beings on Mother Nature. Cast: Santo el Enmascarado de Plata, Blue Demon, Mil Mascaras, Silvia Manrquez and, Sandra Duarte
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El poder negro (Black power)
Title: El poder negro (Black power)
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: November 8, 1975
Type: Movie
Massively built dock-worker has beef with munitions-smuggling gang, and meanwhile he's recruited to perform as a lucha-libre wrestler.
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The Mummies of San Angel
Title: The Mummies of San Angel
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: January 2, 1975
Type: Movie
A young man is the heir of a very old house in San Angel. Upon marriage, he decides to live there but after a long time, very strange things begin to happen in the house. Then he discovers that there are mummies hidden that awake in the night.
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The Vampires of Coyoacan
Title: The Vampires of Coyoacan
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: April 25, 1974
Type: Movie
In the service of Satan, a murderous vampire is turning wrestlers into his unwitting thrall, and it's up to Mil Máscaras and Superzan to stop him and save the world.
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Macabre Legends of the Colony
Title: Macabre Legends of the Colony
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: January 31, 1974
Type: Movie
The Mexican luchador Tinieblas buys an ancient painting of a dead woman ignoring the warning that it is haunted. Later, after a fight his partners El Fantasma Blanco and Mil Máscaras joins him in a party at his apartment with two beautiful ladies, but when the clock reaches midnight the painting transports them all to colonial times. In order to return home they must face Spanish Conquistadores, Aztec Warriors and an evil witch whose mother, an unstoppable living dead hungry for human sacrifices, is the woman in the painting.
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Una rosa sobre el ring
Title: Una rosa sobre el ring
Released: August 9, 1973
Type: Movie
After killing an opponent in a freak wrestling accident, El Enmascarado Negro has a midlife crisis and considers retiring from show business.
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The Champions Five Supermen
Title: The Champions Five Supermen
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: December 7, 1972
Type: Movie
The Champions against an army of rats turned into people.
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Robbery of the Mummies of Guanajuato
Title: Robbery of the Mummies of Guanajuato
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: August 3, 1972
Type: Movie
The Count Cagliostro and scientist Raymond discovered a component that is only found in the mines of Guanajuato, this serves to create a formula to help them in their plans to conquer the world.
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The Mummies of Guanajuato
Title: The Mummies of Guanajuato
Character: Mil Mascaras
Released: February 3, 1972
Type: Movie
Satan, a wrestler who sold his soul to the Lord of Darkness for fame but was thwarted by Santo's ancestor, who is now rising after a hundred years with his army of mummies to take revenge.
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The Champions of Justice
Title: The Champions of Justice
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: January 21, 1971
Type: Movie
Blue Demon and pals square off against the Black Hand's army of super powered midgets. Five luchadores (Blue Demon, Mil Mascaras, El Medico Asesino, La Sombra Vengadora, Tinieblas plus Black Shadow) face off against a mad scientist and his army of powerful wrestling midgets.
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Secret of Death
Title: Secret of Death
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: November 19, 1969
Type: Movie
Mil Mascaras investigates a nest of fifth-columnists operating out of a carnival (!) led by a Nazi (John Carradine) attempting to resurrect the Third Reich posing as a circus clown .
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The Vampire Girls
Title: The Vampire Girls
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: June 13, 1969
Type: Movie
A wrestler tries to break up a covey of vampires, led by the King of Vampires.
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Mil máscaras
Title: Mil máscaras
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: June 6, 1969
Type: Movie
Wrestling superhero Mil Máscaras battles bad guys.
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Los canallas
Title: Los canallas
Character: Mil Máscaras
Released: April 5, 1968
Type: Movie
The leader and villain of the movie is called Kadena, a buxom girl, who is the real deal of the gang "Hell's Angels" and whose goal is to kill the Mil Mascaras as sending to jail to his sweetheart consented. What force our hero to golpisar to bad and bad.