Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, the lucha libre star known as Silver King, died of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on stage in London.
In this image made from video taken on May 11, Silver King, right, talks to the camera with fan Mark van der Enden at the Roundhouse in London.
A well-known Mexican wrestler who co-starred in the comedy “Nacho Libre” has died of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on stage in London.. The north London venue said Sunday on Twitter that he died during the event and more information about the circumstances are being pursued.The 51-year-old Gonzalez appeared as a champion wrestler and comic villain in the 2006 movie “Nacho Libre”, which starred Jack Black as a monk who wants to be a masked luchador.
Lucha Libre World, which promoted the Roundhouse event, said in a statement the star “suffered what we believe was a cardiac arrest while performing in the show and sadly passed away.” 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.The Sports Report NewsletterThe best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond.
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