Espanto Jr.

This article is about the first wrestler to use this name. For the current wrestler using this name, see Espanto Jr. (CMLL).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Andrade and the second or maternal family name is Salas.
Espanto Jr.
Birth nameJesús Andrade Salas[1]
Born (1956-05-11) May 11, 1956 (age 68)
Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Chuy Andrade
Negro Andrade
El Moro II
Espanto Jr.[1]
El Santo Negro[2]
Pentagón[1]
Billed height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Billed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Trained byEl Moro
El Noble
Halcón Suriano
Debut1971
RetiredJanuary 1996

Espanto Jr. is the most recognizable ring name of Jesús Andrade Salas (born May 11, 1956), a retired Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler. Over his 25-year-long career, Andrade worked under a number of different aliases, most importantly as Espanto Jr. ("Terror Jr."), later on as El Santo Negro ("The Black Saint"), and as the first person to work as Pentagón. Andrade was forced to retire from wrestling after suffering a life-threatening injury during a match that briefly left him clinically dead before being revived in the middle of the ring.

Andrade is part of an extensive wrestling family started by his father who worked as "El Moro" and is referred to as the "Moro Family". His son currently works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), using Andrade's most famous moniker, Espanto Jr. His nephew worked for CMLL for almost a decade under the name La Sombra, and worked for WWE under the name Andrade.

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