El Cholo (wrestler)
Carlos Soriano Mendoza, better known under the ring name El Cholo (Spanish for "the Half-breed"; born in 1973) is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a rudo ("bad guy") wrestling character and is one-third of the Mexican National Trios Champions. Until 2015 El Cholo's real name was not a matter of public record, as was often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. When he was unmasked he revealed his real name. Professional wrestling career The wrestler who would later be known under the ring name El Cholo made his professional wrestling debut in 1993 or 1994 at the age of 20. Since El Cholo is an enmascarado, or masked wrestler he has not revealed what ring name he used prior to adopting the name and mask of El Cholo in 2008. In Lucha Libre the real identity of masked wrestlers is kept secret and often not even alluded to the fact that they used to compete under a different name. The debut of El Cholo is listed as 1993 or 1994, but