Andrade El Idolo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Andrade and the second or maternal family name is Oropeza.

Andrade El Idolo
Andrade in 2018
Birth nameManuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza
Born (1989-11-03) November 3, 1989 (age 35)
Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2022)​
Parent(s)Brillante (father)
RelativesEl Moro (grandfather)
Diamante/Moro III (uncle)
Zafiro (uncle)
Espanto Jr. (uncle)
Espiritu Magico (uncle)
Espanto Jr. (cousin)
Brillante Jr. (cousin)
Lady Shadow (cousin)
Ric Flair (father-in-law)
David Flair (brother in-law)
Conrad Thompson (co-brother-in-law)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Andrade[1]
Andrade "Cien" Almas
Andrade El Idolo
Andrade "El Ídolo"
Brillante
Brillante Jr.
Guerrero Azteca
La Sombra
Manny Andrade[2]
Rey Azteca
Billed height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[3]
Billed weight230 lb (104 kg)[3]
Billed fromGómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico[1][4]
Trained byBrillante Sr.[5]
El Satánico[5]
Franco Columbo[5]
Moro III[5]
Stuka[5]
DebutOctober 3, 2003[5]

Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza (born November 3, 1989) is a Mexican professional wrestler. As of January 2024, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Andrade (formerly Andrade "Cien" Almas) and was the longest WWE Speed Champion. He is also known for his appearances in Mexico for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the ring name La Sombra (Spanish for "The Shadow") and for the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Andrade El Idolo (also stylized Andrade "El Ídolo").

A third-generation professional wrestler, Andrade made his debut a month before his 14th birthday and worked under the name Brillante Jr. in reference to his father, who wrestled as Brillante. He spent eight years wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the name La Sombra, where he won the 2007 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament and the 2011 Universal Championship, as well as simultaneously holding the CMLL World Tag Team Championship, Mexican National Trios Championship, and NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship. He was one of the founding members of the Los Ingobernables ("the Ungovernables") stable, and won the masks of El Felino, Olímpico, and Volador Jr. by defeating them in Lucha de Apuestas matches before losing his own mask to Atlantis. While working for CMLL, Andrade also made appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling as part of a working agreement between CMLL and NJPW, winning the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

After close to a decade with CMLL, Andrade joined WWE in 2015. He initially wrestled for its NXT brand under the ring name Andrade "Cien" Almas, winning the NXT Championship. In April 2018, he joined WWE's main roster where his ring name was shorted to simply "Andrade". Andrade held the WWE United States Championship for several months in 2019-2020. He departed WWE in March 2021, debuting in AEW that July. Andrade departed AEW in December 2023 and returned to WWE the following month at the Royal Rumble.

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