Gran Apache, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gran Apache

Mexican professional wrestler

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1959

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Date of Death: 07-May-2017

Profession: professional wrestler

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Gran Apache

  • Mario Balbuena González (April 16, 1959 – May 7, 2017), better known under the ring names Gran Apache and El Apache, was a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler and trainer.
  • Balbuena worked for AAA / Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) since 1996, both as a wrestler and a trainer.
  • He was involved in training almost all young wrestlers who worked for the promotion during that period of time. Two of Balbuena's four daughters—Faby Apache and Mari Apache—followed him into a professional wrestling career.
  • His second wife also became a professional wrestler under the name Lady Apache.
  • Balbuena and his family were part of a long-running "Telenovela" style storyline that also included Faby Apache's then-husband Billy Boy as well as their son, referred to as "Marvin Apache".
  • As Gran Apache, Balbuena held the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship twice and the AAA World Trios Championship once with his daughters.
  • In 2018 he was inducteed in the AAA Hall of Fame.

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