Brazo de Oro (wrestler)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alvarado and the second or maternal family name is Nieves.
Brazo de Oro
The mask of Brazo de Oro (same "bicep" design is used for all Brazos masks)
Birth nameJesús Alvarado Nieves
Born(1959-10-07)October 7, 1959[1]
Mexico City, Mexico[2]
DiedApril 28, 2017(2017-04-28) (aged 57)[3]
Mexico City , Mexico[2]
Cause of deathHeart attack[2]
Spouse(s)Lady Apache (divorced)
ChildrenFelipe de Jesús Alvarado Mendoza (son)
Aramís (daughter)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Brazo de Oro
El Hombre del Brazo de Oro
Billed height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Billed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Billed fromMexico City, Mexico
Trained byShadito Cruz[2]
Felipe Ham Lee[2]
Debut1975[4]
Retired2015

Jesús Alvarado Nieves ([xeˈsus alβaˈɾaðo ˈnjeβes] October 7, 1959 – April 28, 2017) was a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, who worked under the ring name Brazo de Oro ([ˈbɾaso ðe ˈoɾo] Spanish for "Golden Arm"). He was a part of the Alvarado wrestling family, the son of Shadito Cruz and brother of Brazo de Plata, El Brazo, Brazo Cibernético, Super Brazo and Brazo de Platino. His son Felipe de Jesús Alvarado Mendoza currently works as La Máscara for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. His nephews, Máximo Sexy and Psycho Clown are featured wrestlers for CMLL and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide respectively.

Alvarado made his debut in 1975 and for over a decade wrestled under a wrestling mask, until he and his brothers Brazo de Plata and El Brazo lost a Lucha de Apuestas match to Los Villanos in 1988 and was forced to unmask. Over the years he has teamed with his brothers to win various championships such as the CMLL World Trios Championship, Mexican National Tag Team Championship, Mexican National Trios Championship, NWA Americas Tag Team Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version), UWA World Tag Team Championship, UWA World Trios Championship, WWA World Tag Team Championship and WWA World Trios Championship. He started focusing more on behind the scenes activities in the early 1990s, where he worked as one of the bookers for CMLL and served as the head of the wrestlers' union for many years.

  1. ^ "Muere el luchador Jesús Alvarado Nieves, mejor conocido como el "Brazo de Oro"". El Mundo de Techucán (in Spanish). April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.[permanent dead link]
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