Tonina Jackson
Mexican actor and professional wrestler (1917 – 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lozano and the second or maternal family name is Vela.
Héctor Garza Lozano Vela (January 9, 1917 – November 2, 1969), better known under the ring name Tonina Jackson, was a Mexican actor and professional wrestler. He was nicknamed Cara de niño ("Baby face") and worked under such names as Héctor Lozano, Gordo Lozano and Pancho Morales in the southern United States. He is not related to a wrestler known as "Tonina Jackson Jr." who made his debut in the 21st century.
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Birth name | Héctor Garza Lozano Vela[1] |
Born | January 9, 1917[1] Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico[1] |
Died | November 2, 1969(1969-11-02) (aged 52)[2] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Great Tonina Tonina Jackson Gordo Lozano Garza Lozano Pancho Morales Great JoJo Gordo Chichihua[3] |
Billed weight | 136 kg (300 lb) |
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The height of his success was in the 1950s and early 1960s where he even had a soft drink named after himself, the "Tonina". He also appeared in a number of lucha films, including the first four films of the Huracán Ramírez series.