Martín Rodríguez (April 24, 1968 – October 12, 2020), better known by the ring name Espantito (Spanish for "Little Terror" or "Little Scare"), was a Mexican luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler) working in the Mini-Estrella ("Mini-Star") division. Working in the Mini-Estrella division does not automatically mean that Espantito had dwarfism as several wrestlers who are just shorter in stature work in the "Mini" division. As a luchador enmascarado, Espantito's real name was not a matter of public record, but it was revealed upon his death in 2020. Espantito made his professional wrestling debut in 1993 and was allowed to use a version of the Espanto mask and name with permission of the only surviving Espanto, Espanto III. He worked primarily on the Mexican independent circuit, but also worked for AAA, one of Mexico's largest professional wrestling promotions. Personal life Martín Rodríguez was born on April 25, 1968 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. Growing up in Torreón he became a wrestling fan at a young age, often watching local wrestlers Espanto II and Espanto III wrestle in his hometown. In a 1999 interview he remarked that while his friends would cheer the técnicos (the faces, those that portray the "good guys") while he personally always favored the rudos (those that portray the bad guys, also known as "Heels"). While he wanted to become a luchador, it was hard for him to find a trainer willing to train someone of his diminutive stature, standing only in his teens. His younger brother Raymundo also worked as a luchador, under the ring name Piratita Morgan. He had two children with his wife and settled in City Heights, San Diego, where he owned a landscaping business. In September 2020, Rodríguez was admitted to Sharp Memorial Hospital, after being treated for pneumonia and then tested positive for COVID-19. He died on October 12, aged 52. Classification as a Mini-Estrella While the wrestler known as Espantito was known as a Mini-Estrella ("Mini-Star") it does not indicate that Espantito had Dwarfism. Unlike midget wrestling where all competitors are under the height of , Mini-Estrellas are often wrestlers of shorter stature such as Espantito at , but not true little people in a medical sense. Professional wrestling career Due to the secretive culture around masked wrestlers in Lucha libre Espantito's real name was not a matter of common knowledge, nor has it been revealed if he worked under a