Espanto III

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is Bernal.
Espanto III
Vázquez wearing the distinctive Espanto mask, from the cover of a wrestling magazine in 1964
Birth nameMiguel Vázquez Bernal[1]
Born(1940-02-11)February 11, 1940[1]
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico[1]
DiedDecember 8, 1996(1996-12-08) (aged 56)[1]
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico[1]
Cause of deathHeart attack[1]
ChildrenEspanto IV and V (sons)[2]
FamilyJosé Eusebio Vázquez Bernal (brother)[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mickey Vázquez
Espanto III
"Miguel Vázquez Cisneros"
Debutbefore November 13, 1962
Retired1984[1]

Miguel "Miguelito" Vázquez Bernal (February 11, 1940 – December 8, 1996), was a Mexican luchador or professional wrestler known under the ring name Espanto III ("Terror 3"). During his career in lucha libre he formed a long running, successful trio known as Los Espantos ("The Terrors") with his brother José Eusebio Vázquez Bernal (known as Espanto I) and Fernando Cisneros Carrillo (Espanto II).

Los Espantos was one of the first examples of an identical trio, where all three members of the team used the same name, mask and wrestling gear only distinguished by a number. After his retirement he trained his sons for a professional wrestling career, and the later followed in his footsteps as Espanto IV and Espanto V.

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