Continuing the Mini-Gallery of Ring Gladiators from Sunny Spain here are 3 more
Conquistadors who Wrestled in British Rings in the early '60's!
BENGOCHEA-A talented all-action Heavyweight from PALOMA
ESRASMO ESTEVES LANDRO- A Superbly Muscled Heavyweight
PEPI CORTEZ- Another Top Heavyweight and Title Holder
Photos/Programmes to follow!
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Vento Castella was very impressive and had a very good fight with Mike Bennett for the TV trophy in January 1965
Pepe "Hercules" Cortez (Alphonso Chicharro) was a big guy, and his career in the USA was taking off when he died. He was joint owner of the AWA tag team title when he died in a car crash after a match in 1971.
In some of his later pictures, he was a huge man, and would have had no problem holding his own with the giants of the US wrestling community.