Real Name - Francisco Aguayo Escobosa
Lifespan - 10/24/1895 - 9/22/1963
??? - Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Aliases - "Cactus" Pete Brown, Francisco Aguayo
Athletic background - n/a
Teachers - n/a
Peak Years - 1930s

Place in History - Charro Aguayo is one of lucha libre’s most significant trailblazers. A former revolutionary under Pancho Villa, Francisco Aguayo is thought to have broken into pro-wrestling in Texas during the 1930s. He was a tough shooter and returned to Mexico when Salvador Lutteroth was just getting lucha libre off the ground. He was renamed “El Charro” (The Horseman) and given a big push as the premier native-born luchador. Charro Aguayo’s formulaic matches were big money for La Empressa in the 1930s and paved the way for even bigger successes in the 1940s. Although he was in his fifties when the boom hit, it was Aguayo’s presence that captivated many of the superstars-to-be. He may be likened to Jim Londos in the United States. Lucha libre existed before Charro Aguayo, but he was the personality that provided a solid base upon which the sport grew and thrived.