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| Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, known as Silver King, appeared as a champion wrestler and comic villain in the 2006 film Nacho Libre. |
A well-known Mexican wrestler who co-starred in the 2006 movie Nacho Libre has died of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on stage in the UK.
Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, the lucha libre star known as Silver King, performed on Saturday night (Sunday NZ time) at The Roundhouse in London.
The venue said in a tweet on Sunday that he died during the event and more information about the circumstances were being pursued.
Gonzalez, 51, appeared as a champion wrestler and comic villain in Nacho Libre, which starred US actor Jack Black as a monk who wants to be a masked luchador.
Attendee Roberto Carrera Maldonado told the BBC the wrestler's condition initially appeared "staged" as part of the fight, before efforts were made to revive him.
"All of us were really shocked. It wasn't clear what was happening," Maldonado said. "I had the impression they didn't know what to do."
The London Ambulance Service said medics arrived five minutes after they were called to the Roundhouse on Saturday, but the patient was pronounced dead at the scene.
Silver King competed in World Championship Wrestling between 1997 and 2000.
Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/112665288/lucha-libre-wrestler-silver-king-dies-after-collapsing-on-stage-in-uk
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