In 1989, following García's retirement from the ring, Rodríguez wanted to give the mask and character to a new younger wrestler, tying the transfer in with a new Huracán Ramírez movie he was promoting.
In 1988, after the producers went back on an agreement to share the profits from a then-flourishing Huracan comic book with García, he unmasked on television and at several fan events, ensuring that the character would be forever be linked with Garcia himself.
[2][3] The original "Huracán Ramírez", Eduardo Bonada, adopted the mask and ring name as an actual professional wrestler after he played the masked wrestling scenes in the original 1953 film, with the approval of the film's director José Rodríguez, who agreed that a "real life Huracán Ramírez" would be a good way to ensure the success of his movie.
At one point he spitefully unmasked in public and revealed that he had been playing "Huracán Ramírez" in the ring, but was now moving on to other projects.
They chose Daniel García to play the part, but never publicly revealed who had taken over the mask both in their ensuing films as well as in the ring.
Taking over the gig from Bonada, García wrestled as "Huracán Ramírez" for more than thirty years, becoming one of the most popular wrestlers in Mexico as well as in other Spanish-speaking countries such as Bolivia and Ecuador.
This desire, and issues over sharing the profits from the "Huracán Ramírez" comic book and merchandising led to a falling out between García and Rodríguez Mas.
[4] Following the threat, García voluntarily unmasked on national television, ensuring that everyone knew who the true "Huracán" had been for the past 30 years.