Martin Karadagián wrestled in America from August to December 1949 wrestling in New York City and the surrounding east coast cities such as Asbury Park, New Jersey, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and Passaic, New Jersey. He wrestled under the name "The Mighty Karadagián (often misspelled Karadijian)." He also held the nickname "the wild man of South America." He was undefeated during this time defeating men like Marvin Mercer, Mike Clancy, Steve Karras, The Golden Superman, and Sam Berg.[3]
He began his career as an actor in the 1957 drama Reencuentro con la gloria (Reencounter with Glory), in which he played a fighter who accidentally kills his opponent. He later appeared in Alberto Olmedo's 1963 comedy, Las Aventuras del Capitán Piluso en el castillo del terror (The Adventures of Captain Piluso at the Castle of Terror).
Karadagián became well known for his recurring role in the wrestling television showTitanes en el ring (Titans in the ring), which aired intermittently from 1962 to 1983. The series became popular elsewhere in Latin America, and during a 1974 episode filmed in Costa Rica, Karadagián reportedly entered into a bout with presidential candidate Gerardo Wenceslao Villalobos (who won).[1]
Karadagián made his last film appearance, with the Titans of the Ring, in 1984. He appeared in a number of yogurt advertisements in his later years, but had developed diabetes, and ultimately had a leg amputated. He died in Buenos Aires in 1991, and was buried at La Recoleta Cemetery.[4] A bust of likeness was later unveiled at his Pacheco de Melo Street gym.
^Federación Argentina de Catch (in Spanish) 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
^"Wrestling Tonite The Mighty Karadijian vs. Golden Superman". imgur. November 19, 2019. from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^Microsemanario 30 (August 26 — September 1, 1991) (in Spanish)
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martín, karadagian, martín, karadagián, april, 1922, august, 1991, argentine, professional, wrestler, actor, martín, karadagiánbornapril, 1922buenos, aires, argentinadiedaugust, 1991, 1991, aged, buenos, aires, argentinawebsitewww, titanesenlared, memorial, ka. Martin Karadagian April 30 1922 August 27 1991 was an Argentine professional wrestler and actor Martin KaradagianBornApril 30 1922Buenos Aires ArgentinaDiedAugust 27 1991 1991 08 27 aged 69 Buenos Aires ArgentinaWebsitewww wbr titanesenlared wbr com wbr ar Memorial in Karadagian s gym Karadagian s Recoleta crypt Contents 1 Biography 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editKaradagian was born in the San Telmo ward of Buenos Aires to a Spanish mother and Armenian father He learned Greco Roman wrestling when he was a child 1 and won his first national championship in 1947 2 Martin Karadagian wrestled in America from August to December 1949 wrestling in New York City and the surrounding east coast cities such as Asbury Park New Jersey Pottsville Pennsylvania and Passaic New Jersey He wrestled under the name The Mighty Karadagian often misspelled Karadijian He also held the nickname the wild man of South America He was undefeated during this time defeating men like Marvin Mercer Mike Clancy Steve Karras The Golden Superman and Sam Berg 3 He began his career as an actor in the 1957 drama Reencuentro con la gloria Reencounter with Glory in which he played a fighter who accidentally kills his opponent He later appeared in Alberto Olmedo s 1963 comedy Las Aventuras del Capitan Piluso en el castillo del terror The Adventures of Captain Piluso at the Castle of Terror Karadagian became well known for his recurring role in the wrestling television show Titanes en el ring Titans in the ring which aired intermittently from 1962 to 1983 The series became popular elsewhere in Latin America and during a 1974 episode filmed in Costa Rica Karadagian reportedly entered into a bout with presidential candidate Gerardo Wenceslao Villalobos who won 1 Karadagian made his last film appearance with the Titans of the Ring in 1984 He appeared in a number of yogurt advertisements in his later years but had developed diabetes and ultimately had a leg amputated He died in Buenos Aires in 1991 and was buried at La Recoleta Cemetery 4 A bust of likeness was later unveiled at his Pacheco de Melo Street gym Championships and accomplishments editWrestling Observer Newsletter awards Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Class of 2008 Filmography editReencuentro con la gloria 1957 Las Aventuras del Capitan Piluso en el castillo del terror 1963 El hombre invisible ataca The Invisible Man Attacks 1967 Titanes en el ring 1973 Los superagentes y la gran aventura de oro The Superagents and the Great Gold Adventure 1980 Titanes en el ring contraataca 1984 References edit a b Quinta Dimension Biography in Spanish Federacion Argentina de Catch in Spanish Archived 2011 07 06 at the Wayback Machine Wrestling Tonite The Mighty Karadijian vs Golden Superman imgur November 19 2019 Archived from the original on March 10 2023 Retrieved March 10 2023 Microsemanario 30 August 26 September 1 1991 in Spanish External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Karadagian Martin Karadagian at Cinenacional com in Spanish archive Martin Karadagian at IMDb nbsp Biography portal nbsp This article about an actor from Argentina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an Argentine sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article relating to professional wrestling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Karadagian amp oldid 1220492050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
