List of exóticos explained

An exótico is a lucha libre style professional wrestler who performs in drag.^{[1] [2]} Most exóticos are Mexican, but some foreign wrestlers have also adopted the practise.

Performers

Stage name	Real name	Nationality	Notes
Adorable Rubí	Ruben Carbajal Lopez	Mexican	^[3]
La Braza	Juan Alvarado Nieves	Mexican	^[4]
Cassandro	Saúl Armendáriz	American	^[5]
Rico Constantino	Americo Sebastiano Constantino	American	^[6]
Chi Chi	Allan Funk	American	^[7]
Dulce Gardenia	Javier Márquez Gómez	Mexican	^[8]
Mamba	Federico Vera	Mexican	^[9]
Máximo	José Christian Alvarado Ruiz	Mexican	^[10]
Nygma	Unknown	Mexican	^[11]
	José Gabriel Zentella Damián	Mexican	^[12]
Pimpinela Escarlata	Mario González Lozano	Mexican	^[13]
Sonny Kiss	Hassan Aziz	American
Yosuke Santa Maria	Yosuke Watanabe	Japanese	^[14]
Zacarias el Perico	Unknown	Mexican	^[15]

See also

• List of drag queens
• List of drag kings

Further reading

• The World of Lucha Libre

Notes and References

1. Levi, Heather. The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity. Durham: Duke UP, 2008. Print. Page: 152
2. Fragments of a Golden Age: The Politics of Culture in Mexico Since 1940 - page: 357
3. Web site: Los Exoticos: Transgeneros en la Lucha Libre . Rafael . Monserrate . Que Pasa Gay PR . June 24, 2015 . es . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054113/http://www.quepasagaypr.com/2014/12/los-exoticos-transgeneros-en-la-lucha.html . dead .
4. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will . Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications . MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Trios title . 396 . 2000 . 0-9698161-5-4.
5. Web site: Cassandro El Exotico on latest Colt Cabana podcast . Martin . Adam . March 3, 2011 . November 1, 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110318175402/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1299192862 . March 18, 2011 .
6. Web site: SmackDown – 22nd April, 2004 Results. Online World of Wrestling. July 8, 2007.
7. Web site: 411's Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors Report 07.16.10. 411Mania. 2010-07-17. 2010-07-25. Harrison. Randy.
8. Web site: El Éxito floreciente de Dulce Gardenia . es . June 26, 2019 . October 5, 2019 . Reporte Indigo . Manuel . Cuéllar.
9. Web site: Mamba - Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. www.luchalibreaaa.com. es. 2017-02-18.
10. Web site: Wrestling: Mexico's gay wrestlers. 9 September 2013. ESPN.com.
11. Web site: Los Exóticos nuevos campeones de tríos del Estado de México. . The Gladiatores . es . February 23, 2017 . February 23, 2017 . Alfonso . Lizarraga.
12. News: 2 June 2021 . Quién era Pasión Kristal, el luchador exótico profesional que habría muerto en Acapulco . Who was Pasión Kristal, the exotic professional wrestler who may have died in Acapulco? . Spanish . . 18 June 2021.
13. News: Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales. Lucha 2000. Especial 21. December 20, 2004. es.
14. Web site: Radican's results - 2/22 DGUSA "Revolt!" in New York: Gargano defends DGUSA Title, Fox defends Evolve Title, former NFL player introduced, more. Gee Schoon Tong. Chris. 2014-02-23. 2015-02-06. Pro Wrestling Torch.
15. Web site: Zacarias « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net.