How to Pronounce Gran Apache
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Apr 16, 1959 Mexico City, Mexico Died on 07 May 2017 (aged 58)
Mexican professional wrestler
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About Gran Apache
- Mario Balbuena González (April 16, 1959 – May 7, 2017), better known under the ring names Gran Apache and El Apache, was a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler and trainer.
- Balbuena worked for AAA / Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) since 1996, both as a wrestler and a trainer.
- He was involved in training almost all young wrestlers who worked for the promotion during that period of time. Two of Balbuena's four daughters—Faby Apache and Mari Apache—followed him into a professional wrestling career.
- His second wife also became a professional wrestler under the name Lady Apache.
- Balbuena and his family were part of a long-running "Telenovela" style storyline that also included Faby Apache's then-husband Billy Boy as well as their son, referred to as "Marvin Apache".
- As Gran Apache, Balbuena held the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship twice and the AAA World Trios Championship once with his daughters.
- In 2018 he was inducteed in the AAA Hall of Fame.
