Sugi Sito | |
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Birth name | Francisco Javier Mar Hernández |
Born | [1] León, Guanajuato, Mexico[1] | December 4, 1926
Died | May 4, 2000[1][2] | (aged 73)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Sugi Sito Dragon de Oro |
Trained by | Rolando Vera[1] |
Debut | 1943[1] |
Francisco Javier Mar Hernández (December 4, 1926 – May 4, 2000) was a Mexican professional wrestler and promoter, known by the ring name "El Orgullo de Oriente" ("The pride of the Orient") Sugi Sito. He was born in Guanajuato to a Mexican mother and Chinese father. In the 1950s, Sito left Mexico and gained a measure of great success wrestling in the United States, especially the Houston, Texas area. In the early 1970s, Sugi Sito and Chin Lee worked for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling as a tag team. Sito later returned to Mexico where he became a wrestling promoter.