creating the enmascarado, or masked wrestler, character El Espanto ("the Terror" or "The Horror"). As El Espanto he would wear an all black and white ring gear, including a black mask with a broad, white cross on the front of the mask. A few months later Cisnero was given the character "Espanto II" (with Vázquez becoming "Espanto I") and thus the team of Los Hermano Espantos ("The Terror brothers") or Los Espantos was created. Ramos recommended Espanto I to the Mexico City promoters of Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre ("Mexican Wrestling Enterprise"; EMLL) where he made his EMLL debut on December 16, 1959 in EMLL's Arena Coliseo. While Espanto I worked in Mexico City, Espanto II was gaining more experience locally before being called up to Mexico City as well. Los Hermanos Espanto made their debut as a team on January 24, 1961, winning a tag team tournament in their debut by defeating Tony López and Kiko Córcega in the finals. As a team they would remain undefeated for 34 weeks in a row on EMLL's regular Tuesday night show. Due to their success and fan reaction Los Espantos soon started working regularly on EMLL's Friday night Super Viernes show, EMLL's main show. During their run as a team they wrestled against Lou Thez, the visiting NWA World Heavyweight Champion, with Thez teaming up with Blue Demon on one occasion and Huracán Ramírez on another. In early 1962 Espanto I won his first ever Lucha de Apuestas, or bet match when he defeated Mr. Atlas, forcing him to unmask. The Lucha de Apuestas match is the most prestigious match type in lucha libre, especially when winning the mask of an opponent. 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. While Galindo's career was waning at the time the victory was still considered a major accomplishment in Espanto I's young career. The following month Espanto I also unmasked Pantera Blanca ("The White Panther"). In November 1962 Espanto I and II were joined by Espanto III, Euseibo's younger brother Miguel, forming a regular trio. Outside of teaming with Espanto III, Espanto I and II also regularly teamed up with El Santo, often headlining shows across Mexico. Teaming with El Santo was part of a storyline where Espanto I and II would attack El