The Legacy Of The Blue Demon

Mexican wrestling takes a bit of a detour from the American wrestling that you are likely familiar with. Known as Lucha Libre, it is a style that is more closely worked around a storyline that involves the concepts of good and evil, which work against one another forcefully in the ring. By being constantly disguised as ordinary men in public, disbelief was more easily suspended by the populace, and the mysterious identities of the wrestlers were kept secret. The Blue Demon always wore his mask publicly, like so many others, and his widespread positive reputation is credited with helping the sport achieve profound popularity at the beginning of the 1940's

The Blue Demon (actually Alejandro Munoz Moreno), known for the coloring of his mask, had widespread fame as one of the best wrestlers to compete.. He found his niche when he had a chance meeting with a wrestler that offered to train him, but this occurred only after he quit school and had worked on a railroad for some time. His first matches took place in Texas, without a facial covering; when he returned to Mexico he chose the persona. He made his official debut in the capital city in 1948.

As in American wrestling, there are often good guys and villains, cast in an ongoing drama which plays itself out in the ring. Blue quickly took on an evil persona and later teamed up with another luchador called The Black Shadow. The bad guy (rudo role) evaporated however; after the famous El Santo beat his tag team partner, Moreno switched roles to become a tecnico, a hero.

El Santo and Blue Demon had a feud that was legendary throughout Mexico. This culminated in a match where Moreno beat the famous silver-masked wrestler in 1953, winning the NWA World Welterweight Championship. Though they later starred in several movies together, the Saint never truly forgot his defeat at the hands of his rival.

Like many luchadors, Blue Demon starred in a series of lower-budgeted films as himself. His movie career began in 1961, but took off in starring roles three years later. He made 25 productions overall from 1964 to 1977, where he often appeared as the leader of a group of masked heroes tasked with protecting the public from a wide array of villains, both natural and super natural.

Blue Demon retired in 1988. His final match took place in the Monterrey Arena, where he teamed up with his adopted son, Blue Demon Jr. Natural causes were to claim Morena's life in 2000. Like his old opponent El Santo, Morena was buried with his bright blue mask on his face. He had always kept it on in public and never revealed his true identity to the masses.

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