Biography
Enrique Juan Yañez González (August 24, 1919 – September 18, 2004), best known under the ring name Enrique Llanes, was one of the premier Hispanic professional wrestlers in the early days of Lucha Libre when most wrestlers were imported from outside of Mexico. Llanes held both the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Middleweight Championship during his career. Enrique Llanes is the brother-in-law to Gory Guerrero and uncle to Mando Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Hector Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero, his brothers Mario and Sergio Llanes also wrestled as did his son Javier Llanes. Llanes is credited with innovating the La Cerrajera (Modified abdominal stretch) submission hold. Enrique Juan Yañez González was born on August 24, 1919, in Otumba, a Mexico State municipality with a current population of about 8,000. He was the son of José Yañez López, a telegraphist aligned with the Mexican revolutionists, and María González Moreno, a direct descendant of Pedro Moreno, a famous insurgent of the early 19th century.
Filmography
all 12
Movies 12
Narrator 1
Pelearon diez rounds (1991)
Blue Demon, the Champion (1989)
Buscando un campeon (1980)
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein (1974)
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman (1974)
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man (1973)
Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter (1972)
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy (1971)
The Aztec Mummy (1957)
La mujer de dos caras (1957)
Drop the Curtain (1955)
Huracán Ramírez (1953)
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GenderMale
Birthday1919-08-24
Deathday2004-09-18 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceOtumba de Gómez Farías, Mexico
CitizenshipsMexico
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