Sangre Chicana

Sangre Chicana (Spanish for "Chicano Blood") is the ring name of Mexican professional wrestler retired Andrés Durán Reyes (born November 30, 1951). Reyes made his professional wrestling debut in 1973, wearing a red mask with a gold stripe, under the name Lemus. A year later he changed his name to Sangre Chicana but kept the mask with the golden stripe. He rose to prominence in a feud with El Cobarde and Fishman that led to a Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match where Reyes lost his mask.

Sangre Chicana
Birth nameAndrés Durán Reyes
Born (1951-11-30) November 30, 1951
Paredón, Coahuila, Mexico
Children
  • Sangre Chicana Jr. (son)
  • Sangre Imperial (son)
  • Hijo de Sangre Chicana (son)
  • Lady Chicana (daughter)
  • Lluvia (daughter)
  • La Hiedra (daughter)
Relatives
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Lemus
  • Sangre Chicana
Billed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Billed weight96 kg (212 lb)
Trained byRolando Vera
Yaqui Moy
DebutJuly 1973
RetiredAugust 12, 2019

Reyes is one of the very few wrestlers to work for both Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) (now known as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)) and Francisco Flores' promotion Toreo Cuatro Caminos Independents. Over the years the Chicana "family" grew, as "Lemus I" debuted in the 1980s using Reyes original mask, followed by "Lemus II" in the 1990s. In 2000, Reyes' sons "Lemus Jr." and "Sangre Chicana Jr." made their professional wrestling debuts followed by Sangre Imperial, Hijo de Sangre Chicana, and daughters Lady Chicana, Lluvia and La Hiedra

Professional wrestling career

Andrés Reyes made his professional wrestling debut in July 1973 as the enmascarado (masked) character Lemus.[1] Less than a year after his debut he was forced to remove his mask as he lost a Lucha de Apuesta (bet match) to El Canek and had to remove the mask per Lucha Libre traditions.[2] Not long after his mask loss Reyes began working as the enmascarado character Sangre Chicana, Chicana wore the same mask as he did while wrestling as Lemus; this was possible because began wrestling outside his home state and at the time information did not travel as fast.

After wrestling under a mask for some years he finally gained some notoriety as he began a feud with Fishman and El Cobarde. This feud led to another Lucha de Apuesta, this time between all three men, a match that Fishman won, unmasking Sangre Chicana.[2] The loss of the mask was the first step towards Sangre Chicana becoming a headline wrestler as he defeated José Luis Mendieta on November 19, 1977, to win the Mexican National Middleweight Championship, only two months after he was unmasked.[3] He vacated the championship in 1979, but the reason for the vacation is unclear.[3] He held the NWA World Middleweight Championship twice in 1980-1981 defeating Cachorro Mendoza and Tony Salazar to win the title and lost it to Ringo Mendoza on April 3, 1981.[4] In 1982 he briefly held the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship for 19 days.[5] In 1982 Chicana jumped to the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) where he resumed his feud with Fishman, trading the UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship four times in total over a period of 16 months.[6] When he returned to Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre he teamed up with Cien Caras, defeating Ringo and Cachorro Mendoza to win the Mexican National Tag Team Championship, a title they would hold until Rayo de Jalisco and Tony Benetto won it from them.[7] Between 1989 and 1990 Sangre Chicana held the UWA promoted WWF Light Heavyweight Championship on two occasions.[8]

When the UWA Folded Chicana worked full-time for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Formerly EMLL) where he teamed with Bestia Salvaje and Emilio Charles, Jr. for a CMLL World Trios Championship reign.[9] In the late 1990s Sangre Chicana left CMLL and began working for AAA where he defeated Máscara Sagrada II to win the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship.[10] His run with the title lasted 715 days, from May 16, 1998, until April 30, 2000 when he lost the belt to Latin Lover.[10] On August 20, 2004, Chicana won the AAA Americas Heavyweight Championship, a title held until he left AAA. While he is still listed as the current championship the title has technically been inactive since Chicana left the promotion.[11] In recent years Sangre Chicana has worked only select dates on the Mexican independent circuit, often together with his son Sangre Chicana, Jr.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record
See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
El Canek (mask)Lemús (mask)Monterrey, Nuevo LeónLive event1974[2]
Sangre Chicana (mask)El Puma (mask)N/ALive eventN/A[2]
Sangre Chicana (mask)Dragón de Oro (mask)N/ALive eventN/A[2]
Sangre Chicana (mask)Dragón Rojo (mask)N/ALive eventN/A[2]
Fishman (mask)Sangre Chicana (mask)Mexico CityEMLL 44th Anniversary ShowSeptember 23, 1977[Note 3][2][14]
Sangre Chicana (hair)El CobardeN/ALive eventN/A 
Sangre Chicana (hair) and As Charro (mask)Los Tigres del Ring (masks)Live eventTorreón, CoahuilaJanuary 16, 1977[2]
El Faraón and Ringo Mendoza (hair)Sangre Chicana and Alfonso Dantés (hair)Mexico City22. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoApril 22, 1978[15][16]
Sangre Chicana and Adorable Rubí (hair)El Cobarde and Dragón Rojo (hair)Mexico CityEMLL 45th Anniversary ShowSeptember 1978[14]
Sangre Chicana (hair)Gran Cochisse (hair)Mexico CityLive eventOctober 19, 1979 
El Faraón and Águila India (hair)Sangre Chicana and Tony Salazar (hair)Mexico CityLive event1980 
Sangre Chicana and El Satánico (hair)Ringo and Cachorro Mendoza (hair)N/ALive eventMay 1982[15][17]
El Satánico (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Mexico CityLive eventJuly 2, 1982[17][18]
DrawSangre Chicana (hair)
El Satánico (hair)		Mexico CityLive eventDecember 10, 1982[Note 4][17][19]
Sangre Chicana (hair)MS-1 (hair)Mexico CityEMLL 50th Anniversary ShowSeptember 23, 1983[14][20]
Sangre Chicana (hair)El Increíble Hulk (mask)N/ALive eventMarch 22, 1984 
Sangre Chicana (hair)MS-1 (hair)Mexico CityEMLL 51st Anniversary ShowSeptember 21, 1984[20]
Sangre Chicana (hair)Perro Aguayo (hair)Mexico CityLive eventFebruary 28, 1986[21][22]
Sangre Chicana and Mocho Cota (hair)El Faraón and Talismán (hair)Mexico CityLive eventMarch 7, 1986 
Sangre Chicana (hair)Ultraman (mask)N/ALive event1987 
Sangre Chicana (hair)Apolo Estrada (hair)Monterrey, Nuevo LeónLive eventFebruary 1987 
Perro Aguayo (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Mexico CityLive eventFebruary 15, 1987[21][22]
Sangre Chicana (hair)La Fiera (hair)Mexico CityLive eventNovember 1987 
Perro Aguayo (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Monterrey, Nuevo LeónLive eventDecember 20, 1987[21]
Sangre Chicana (hair)Magnifico (hair)Mexico CityLive event1988 
Perro Aguayo (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventJanuary 27, 1989[21]
Perro Aguayo (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Mexico CityLive eventNovember 1990[21]
Sangre Chicana (hair)Brazo de Oro (hair)Mexico CityLive eventJune 19, 1992 
Sangre Chicana and El Sanguinario (hair)Latin Lover and Polimero Espacial (masks)Monterrey, Nuevo LeónLive eventAugust 1, 1992 
Vampiro Canadiense (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Monterrey, Nuevo LeónLive eventDecember 10, 1992 
La Fiera (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Mexico CityLive eventJuly 2, 1993 
Justiciero (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Nuevo Laredo, TamaulipasLive event1994 
Sangre Chicana (hair)La Fiera (hair)Mexico CityLive eventMarch 17, 1995 
Heavy Metal (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Naucalpan, Mexico StateRey de ReyesMarch 1, 1998
Sangre Chicana (hair)Enrique Vera (hair)Nuevo Laredo, TamaulipasLive eventOctober 31, 1999 
Sangre Chicana (hair)El Cobarde II (hair)Nuevo Laredo, TamaulipasLive eventAugust 6, 2000[23]
Sangre Chicana (hair)Pirata Morgan (hair)Monterrey, Nuevo LeónLive eventSeptember 3, 2000[23]
Sangre Chicana (hair)Pirata Morgan (hair)Acapulco, GuerreroTriplemanía IXMay 24, 2001[Note 5]
Sangre Chicana (hair)Jaque Mate (hair)Nuevo Laredo, TamaulipasLive eventFebruary 2002 
Heavy MetalSangre Chicana (hair)Monterrey, Nuevo LeónTriplemanía XJuly 5, 2002[Note 6][24]
Sergio Romo Jr. (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Monterrey, Nuevo LeónLive eventJuly 31, 2005[Note 7]
Sangre Chicana (hair)Sergio Romo Jr. (hair)Monterrey, Nuevo LeónLive eventOctober 23, 2005[Note 8]
Shocker (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Guadalajara, JaliscoGuerra de TianesDecember 10, 2005
Tinieblas, Jr. (mask)Sangre Chicana (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventJune 22, 2007[Note 9]
Laredo Kid (mask)Sangre Chicana (hair)Nuevo Laredo, TamaulipasLive eventJune 9, 2008[Note 10]
El Satánico (hair)Sangre Chicana (hair)Tamaulipas, Nuevo LaredoHomenaje y Despedia El Amo del EscandaloAugust 12, 2019[25]

Footnotes
  1. CMLL was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance until 1990. CMLL retained three NWA-branded championships after leaving the NWA that they promote.
  2. Sangre Chicana won the WWF title during a time that it was promoted by the UWA and exclusively in Mexico. The title reigns are not officially recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment. No reign with the championship prior to December 1997 is officially recognized or acknowledged by the World Wrestling Entertainment.
  3. This was a triangle match that also included El Cobarde.
  4. Wrestled to a draw where both wrestlers lost had their hair shaved off after the match.
  5. This was a triangle Bull Terrier match that also included El Cobarde.
  6. As a result of a pre-match stipulation referee El Tirantes had his head shaved instead of Sangre Chicana. Also in the match; El Oriental, Electroshock, El Brazo and May Flowers, each representing an AAA referee.
  7. As a result of a pre-match stipulation referee Copetas Salazar had his head shaved instead of Sangre Chicana.
  8. This was a triangle match that also included Pirata Morgan.
  9. Final two men in a six man match that also included Tinieblas, Fuerza Guerrera, Pirata Morgan, Espectro Jr.
  10. This was a Cage match that also included Hombre Sin Miedo, Ozz, Cuervo, and Escoria. Laredo Kid was injured before the end of the match and Sangre Chicana sacrificed his hair to save Laredo's mask.

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