[1][2] Tomás Marín was born in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico on July 7, 1934, and grew up in Santurce.

Immigrating to the United States in the late 1950s, Marín trained to be a professional wrestler in New York City and made his pro debut in 1958.

[3] In 1976 Marín returned to Puerto Rico as a regular wrestler for the World Wrestling Council where worked as a heel.

Due to the fact that he generated massive heat and created riots, the WWC office decided to give him a job as referee.

[4] Tomás Marín died on November 23, 2018, at Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico after a battle with colorectal cancer.