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The Alvarado wrestling family, also referred to as La Dinastia Alvarado ("The Alvarado Dynasty") in Spanish, is a Mexico City based family of professional wrestlers. The family works primarily in Mexico but have made appearances in the United States of America, Canada, Europe, and Japan over the years.[1][2] The Patriarch of the family was Juan Alvarado Ibarra, who wrestled under the ring name Shadito Cruz, followed by his six sons who all used ring name variations of "Brazo" and included wrestlers Brazo de Oro (Spanish for Golden Arm), El Brazo (The Arm), Brazo de Plata (Silver Arm), Brazo Cibernético (Cybernetic Arm), Brazo de Platino (Platinum Arm) and Super Brazo (Super Arm).[1][2] A third-generation of Alvardos made their debut around the turn of the millennium, originally all working under "Brazo" related ring names but later most changed their names to create an identity for themselves.[2] Due to the traditions and secrecy of Lucha Libre some wrestlers who use the "Brazo" ring name are not blood relatives of the Alvarado family and others is unconfirmed if they are truly part of the Alvarado family or not.[3] Due to the number of wrestlers using ring names with the word "Brazo" in it the Alvarado family is at times also referred to as "the Brazo Family", while Los Brazo refers specifically to the trio of Brazo de Oro, Brazo de Plata and El Brazo.[4]
All family members who currently are or previously have been wrestling under a "Brazo" name have begun their careers as enmascarados, or masked wrestlers. All their masks had or have the same basic mask design with the depiction of a person doing a double bicep flex pose.[4] All six sons of Shadito Cruz have lost their masks as results of losing Luchas de Apuestas or "bet matches", while none of the third-generation Brazos (except La Máscara and Goya Kong) lost their masks in the same manner.[4][5] Most of the third-generation Alvarado children began their careers using Brazo names but were later either encouraged or forced to change their names to create an identity of their own instead.[1][2]
A number of wrestlers have been presented as part of the Alvarado family by using the "Brazo" ring name, but later revealed to be fictional and some, where the family relationship has not been confirmed
† = deceased
| Shadito Cruz † | Ana Nieves † | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lady Apache | Brazo de Oro † | El Brazo † | Brazo de Plata † | Brazo Cibernético † | Brazo de Platino | Super Brazo | La Alimaña | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aramís | La Máscara | El Brazo Jr. | Máximo | Robin | Super Brazo Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Psycho Clown | India Sioux | Brazo Cibernético II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carta Brava Jr. | Goya Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In early 2013 it was announced that the Alvarado family, in corporation with the National Chamber of Women in Mexico (Canadem) and Producciones Vanguardistas, would hold a show that would feature no less than 19 wrestlers from the Alvarado family and serve as a fundraiser for Canadem and pay homage to the Alvardo patriarch Shadito Cruz and matriarch Ana Nieves. The Director of Sports Activities and Social Development, Lorena Cid and promoter Ismael Gonzalez Arellano cited the Alvarado family as an example of how families should stay together despite adversity. The show took place on Sunday, February 17, 2013, in Arena Neza, in Naucalpan, State of Mexico.[9] In the main event of the show the team of Máximo and La Máscara defeated Los Capos, Jr. (Cien Caras, Jr. and Hijo del Máscara Año 2000) to win the 'Copa Shadito Cruz trophy. During the show it was confirmed that Brazo Celestial was indeed a member of the Alvarado Family, and not just someone who had been allowed to use the name.[7] Neither El Brazo nor Psycho Clown actually wrestled on the show since they were under contract with AAA they were not allowed to compete on a show involving CMLL wrestlers. El Brazo made an appearance before the second match along with his brothers Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata, celebrating the original Los Brazos. Psycho Clown made an appearance during the main event to help his cousins win the match.[7] For the show Gran Markus, Jr. came out of retirement to compete in the second match, he wrestled wearing the mask the officially lost on 2002 for this one-time appearance.[7]
| No. | Results[7] | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goya Kong, Muñeca de Plata, and Dark Lady defeated Marcela, Sahori, and Cassandra | Two out of three falls six-man tag team match |
| 2 | Brazo de Oro, Brazo de Plata, El Canek and El Solar defeated Gran Markus, Jr., Negro Navarro, Sangre Chicana and Villano III | Two out of three falls eight-man tag team match for La Copa Toreo de Cuatro Caminos |
| 3 | Brazo Celestial defeated Robin and others | Multi-Man La Copa Junior Torneo cibernetico elimination match |
| 4 | Súper Brazo and Brazo de Platino defeated El Hijo de Fishman and El Hijo de Canek | Tag team match, La Copa Shadito Cruz Quarter-final match |
| 5 | Máximo and La Máscara defeated Sepultura, Jr. and Valiente | Tag team match, La Copa Shadito Cruz semi-final match |
| 6 | Máximo and La Máscara defeated Súper Brazo and Brazo de Platino | Tag team match, La Copa Shadito Cruz semi-final match |
| 7 | Máximo and La Máscara defeated Los Capos, Jr. (Cien Caras, Jr. and Hijo del Máscara Año 2000) | Tag team match, La Copa Shadito Cruz semi-final match |
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