name was "Vázquez Cisneros", combining their last names to hide the fact that they were not all related like they had claimed. In 1966 Espanto I and II won the Mexican National Tag Team Championship from El Santo and Mil Máscaras, but would later lose the belts to El Santo and Mil Máscaras in a rematch. On May 30, 1968 José Vázquez, as well as fellow wrestler Popeye Franco, was killed by the owner of a cantina during a bar fight. At the time of his death, Los Espantos were set to do a world tour with dates planned for Germany, France, Spain and Japan. The promoters offered Espanto II the opportunity to go alone, but he declined due to the loss of his close friend. By the early 1970s both Espanto II and III were semi-retired, wrestling a limited schedule in Northern Mexico. The duo held the Northern Tag Team Championship at one point before Espanto II retired in 1979. Espanto III died on December 8, 1996, while Espanto II died on August 29, 2010 After the storyline with El Santo Los Espantos became one of the most reviled rudo trios in Lucha libre at the time. In 1999 the Mexican newspaper El Siglo de Torreón stated that the team of Espanto I and Espanto II was considered one of the best rudo teams in the history of lucha libre. The statement was echoed by Super Luchas Magazine in 2010 when they wrote an obituary after Espanto II died. Successors Espanto IV and V In 1992 the sons of Miguel Vázquez were introduced to the wrestling world as Espanto IV and Espanto V, forming a regular tag team in and around Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The duo lost their masks to the team of Blue Fish and Mongol Chino, although the team of Stuka and Stuka Jr. is also credited with unmasking them. It is possible that Espanto IV and V agreed to lose their masks to both teams, but in different locations in Mexico. Before the internet there were examples of luchadors getting an additional payment for losing their mask on multiple occasions. The brothers have worked for various Mexican promotions and toured Japan while working for the Japanese Universal Wrestling Federation and Michinoku Pro. In Japan they unsuccessfully challenged the Great Sasuke and Gran Hamada for the UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship. Los Hijos del Espanto In