El Solitario

This article is about the Mexican wrestler. For the Spanish anarchist, see Jaime Giménez Arbe.
El Solitario
El Solitario in 1983 with his trademark golden mask
Personal information
BornRoberto González Cruz
(1946-05-22)May 22, 1946
Yahualica, Jalisco, Mexico
DiedApril 6, 1986(1986-04-06) (aged 39)
Cause of deathCardiac arrest
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)El Hijo del Santo
El Zica II
Othon Banzica II
Trained byJoe El Hermoso
Debut1960

Roberto González Cruz (May 22, 1946 – April 6, 1986) was a Mexican professional wrestler who wrestled under the name El Solitario ("The Loner"). During his career he held both the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Middleweight Championship. After achieving stardom in Mexico's oldest promotion, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, Gonzalez Cruz joined the breakaway promotion, the Universal Wrestling Association, where he held four more world championships in the early 1980s.

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