In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Benítez.
Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez (born May 9, 1945)[1] is a Mexican Catholic priest who founded and supported an orphanage for 23 years as a lucha libre wrestler. While performing, he wore a red and yellow mask and used the ring nameFray Tormenta ("Friar Storm"). He made only sporadic in-ring appearances in the 2000s before retiring completely from wrestling in July 2011, but he still wears his mask even in his duties as a priest. Fray comes from the latin frater, which translates to brother, and has as its English equivalent in this context friar. Mendicant orders, such as Franciscans and Dominicans, in former Spanish colonies like in Latin America put Fray before their religious name.
Sergio Gutiérrez Benítez was born to José Gutiérrez García and Emilia Benítez on May 9, 1945, in San Agustín Metzquititlán, Hidalgo as the sixteenth of their seventeen children.[1] He had long been inspired to become a masked luchador after watching two 1963 Mexican films, "El Señor Tormenta" (Mister Storm) and "Tormenta En El Ring" (Storm In The Ring) both of which featured the story of a poor Mexican priest who supported the children of his orphanage by fighting as a lucha libre wrestler at night. At age 22, Gutiérrez, at the time a drug addict and alcoholic, became interested in the priesthood and was inducted into the Piarists Order.[1] His theological training took him to Rome, and then Spain, and for a while he taught philosophy and history at Roman Catholic universities in Mexico. He later became a secular priest in the Diocese of Texcoco, where he founded an orphanage named "La Casa Hogar de los Cachorros de Fray Tormenta", which would serve as the home of 270 children.[1] In need of money to take care of the children, the father became the masked wrestler known as Fray Tormenta.
In 1991, French filmmakers made a movie loosely based on his life called L'Homme au masque d'or [fr] (The Man In The Golden Mask) starring Jean Reno.
In 2006, American film maker Jared Hess made another film based on the story of Fray Tormenta called Nacho Libre, starring Jack Black. The Paramount film was produced by Jack Black, Mike White, and David Klawans. Benítez appears in the movie where he portrays a retired wrestler.
In 2007, Fray Tormenta appeared in the film Padre Tormenta as a priest who dons the luchador's mask and enters the ring to raise funds for the orphanage he directs.[2]
Currently, Fray Tormenta stars as a supporting character in the Mexican comic book series Místico: El Principe de Plata y Oro as a mentor to the lucha libre wrestler Místico.
In real life, although Fray Tormenta is now retired from professional wrestling he still works at the orphanage as a priest, and has inspired one of his children to take up his mantle so that the legend of Fray Tormenta can live on. The masked wrestler, whose real name is unknown, calls himself Fray Tormenta Jr.[3] Although semi-retired from wrestling since 2001, he still wrestled occasionally and on January 11, 2011 won his second Lucha de Apuesta, by defeating Bugambilia, Super Crazy, X-Fly, Bestia 666 and Boy Danger, to win Bugambilia's hair.[4] On July 3, 2011, Tormenta teamed with El Pantera and Solar to defeat Black Terry, Negro Navarro and Scorpio, Jr. at International Wrestling Revolution Group's Festival de las Mascaras.[5] After the match Gutiérrez announced that he had wrestled his final match.[1] On June 20, 2012, Tormenta made an appearance for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), officially giving his blessing to the second incarnation of Místico.[6][7]
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^ abVelazquez Martinez, Alejandro (January 11, 2011). "Fray Tormenta dejó pelón a Bugambila". Estrellas del Ring. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
^Mexicool, Rey (July 4, 2011). . Súper Luchas Magazine. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
^Mexicool, Rey (June 20, 2012). "Dragon Lee se convierte en "Místico"". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved June 20, 2012.
^Ruiz Glez, Alex (20 June 2012). "Imagen: Dragón Lee es el nuevo "Místico"". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved June 20, 2012.
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Various (2005). "El Sacerdote Luchador / the wrestling priest". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. pp. 217–219. ISBN968-6842-48-9.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Fray Tormenta news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Gutierrez and the second or maternal family name is Benitez Sergio Gutierrez Benitez born May 9 1945 1 is a Mexican Catholic priest who founded and supported an orphanage for 23 years as a lucha libre wrestler While performing he wore a red and yellow mask and used the ring name Fray Tormenta Friar Storm He made only sporadic in ring appearances in the 2000s before retiring completely from wrestling in July 2011 but he still wears his mask even in his duties as a priest Fray comes from the latin frater which translates to brother and has as its English equivalent in this context friar Mendicant orders such as Franciscans and Dominicans in former Spanish colonies like in Latin America put Fray before their religious name Fray TormentaBirth nameSergio Gutierrez BenitezBorn 1945 05 09 May 9 1945 age 78 1 San Agustin Metzquititlan Hidalgo 1 Professional wrestling careerRing name s Fray TormentaBilled height1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Billed weight105 kg 231 lb Debut1973RetiredJuly 3 2011 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 In popular culture 3 Luchas de Apuestas record 4 Notes 5 References 5 1 Footnotes 5 2 General 6 External linksBiography Edit source source source source Dutch documentary segment on Fray Tormenta 2011Sergio Gutierrez Benitez was born to Jose Gutierrez Garcia and Emilia Benitez on May 9 1945 in San Agustin Metzquititlan Hidalgo as the sixteenth of their seventeen children 1 He had long been inspired to become a masked luchador after watching two 1963 Mexican films El Senor Tormenta Mister Storm and Tormenta En El Ring Storm In The Ring both of which featured the story of a poor Mexican priest who supported the children of his orphanage by fighting as a lucha libre wrestler at night At age 22 Gutierrez at the time a drug addict and alcoholic became interested in the priesthood and was inducted into the Piarists Order 1 His theological training took him to Rome and then Spain and for a while he taught philosophy and history at Roman Catholic universities in Mexico He later became a secular priest in the Diocese of Texcoco where he founded an orphanage named La Casa Hogar de los Cachorros de Fray Tormenta which would serve as the home of 270 children 1 In need of money to take care of the children the father became the masked wrestler known as Fray Tormenta In 1991 French filmmakers made a movie loosely based on his life called L Homme au masque d or fr The Man In The Golden Mask starring Jean Reno In 2006 American film maker Jared Hess made another film based on the story of Fray Tormenta called Nacho Libre starring Jack Black The Paramount film was produced by Jack Black Mike White and David Klawans Benitez appears in the movie where he portrays a retired wrestler In 2007 Fray Tormenta appeared in the film Padre Tormenta as a priest who dons the luchador s mask and enters the ring to raise funds for the orphanage he directs 2 Currently Fray Tormenta stars as a supporting character in the Mexican comic book series Mistico El Principe de Plata y Oro as a mentor to the lucha libre wrestler Mistico In real life although Fray Tormenta is now retired from professional wrestling he still works at the orphanage as a priest and has inspired one of his children to take up his mantle so that the legend of Fray Tormenta can live on The masked wrestler whose real name is unknown calls himself Fray Tormenta Jr 3 Although semi retired from wrestling since 2001 he still wrestled occasionally and on January 11 2011 won his second Lucha de Apuesta by defeating Bugambilia Super Crazy X Fly Bestia 666 and Boy Danger to win Bugambilia s hair 4 On July 3 2011 Tormenta teamed with El Pantera and Solar to defeat Black Terry Negro Navarro and Scorpio Jr at International Wrestling Revolution Group s Festival de las Mascaras 5 After the match Gutierrez announced that he had wrestled his final match 1 On June 20 2012 Tormenta made an appearance for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL officially giving his blessing to the second incarnation of Mistico 6 7 In popular culture EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Fray Tormenta news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The video game characters King from Tekken Crasher Wake from Pokemon Tizoc from Fatal Fury Leon from F Zero and Greco from Chrono Cross were inspired by his story as were the movies Nacho Libre with Jack Black playing Ignacio Nacho as the Fray Tormenta inspired character and the French film L Homme au masque d or fr with Jean Reno playing Father Victorio Gaetano Luchas de Apuestas record EditSee also Luchas de Apuestas Winner wager Loser wager Location Event Date NotesFray Tormenta mask El Hijo de Judas mask Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas Live event November 18 1990 8 Fray Tormenta mask Bugambilia hair Pachuca Hidalgo Live event January 11 2011 Note 1 4 Notes Edit Six way match also involving Super Crazy X Fly Bestia 666 and Boy Danger References EditFootnotes Edit a b c d e f g h Fray Tormenta se retira Bajo Las Capuchas July 21 2011 Retrieved July 21 2011 Peliculas Barbaloza Archived from the original on 2012 11 16 Retrieved 2010 11 14 Fray Tormenta The real Nacho Libre canoe com a b Velazquez Martinez Alejandro January 11 2011 Fray Tormenta dejo pelon a Bugambila Estrellas del Ring Retrieved January 13 2011 Mexicool Rey July 4 2011 Festival de las Mascaras Homenaje a Fray Tormenta Super Luchas Magazine Archived from the original on October 6 2012 Retrieved July 21 2011 Mexicool Rey June 20 2012 Dragon Lee se convierte en Mistico Super Luchas Magazine in Spanish Retrieved June 20 2012 Ruiz Glez Alex 20 June 2012 Imagen Dragon Lee es el nuevo Mistico Super Luchas Magazine in Spanish Retrieved June 20 2012 Observer Staff January 28 1991 January 28 1991 Wrestling Observer Newsletter WWF Royal Rumble review tons of news F4WOnline com Wrestling Observer Newsletter Retrieved September 4 2019 subscription required General Edit Various 2005 El Sacerdote Luchador the wrestling priest Lucha Libre Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling Distributed Art Publishers Inc pp 217 219 ISBN 968 6842 48 9 External links EditSlam Sports The Real Nacho Libre Sports Illustrated article on Fray Tormenta Guardian profile of Fray TormentaPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Mexico Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fray Tormenta 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