Vázquez, along with another wrestler, was killed during a bar fight in a Cantina in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
[1] As a team they would remain undefeated for 34 weeks in a row on EMLL's regular Tuesday night show.
[1] In early 1962 Espanto I won his first ever Lucha de Apuestas, or bet match when he defeated Mr. Atlas, forcing him to unmask.
[3] On February 9, 1962 Espanto I defeated Cavernario Galindo in a Lucha de Apuestas, forcing his maskless opponent to have his hair shaved off as a result.
On Jun 22, 1963, Espanto I, II and El Santo lost a match to Rito Romero, Rayo de Jalisco, and Henry Pilusso.
The two headlined a sold out show in Arena México where El Santo defeated Espanto I forcing him to unmask.
One particularly heated match saw Los Espantos and El Gladiador fight their opponents, Ray Mendoza, René Guajardo, and Karloff Lagarde all the way back to the locker rooms in an era where such a thing was unheard of in Mexico.
[5] on October 14, 1966 his second reign as the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion comes to an end when he lost to El Santo.
[2][8] Espanto I became a three-time Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion in March, 1967, holding it for three months before Mil Máscaras won the championship.
[6][7] On May 30, 1968, after a wrestling show in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Vázquez, and fellow wrestler Popeye Franco, were killed by a cantina owner during a fight.
[13] After the storyline with El Santo Los Espantos became one of the most reviled rudo trios in Lucha libre at the time.