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Fictional character biography

Generation ago, the self-proclaimed wresling god know as el Dorado ("the Gilded One") bestowed the mystical Mask of El Muerto upon a man named Estrade, granting him superhuman strength and endurance; however, every subsequent generaiton in the Estrada lineage was forced to fight el Dorado ritualistically for the right to retain the mask. One member of that lineage, young Juan-Carlos Estrada Sanchez, was trained since childhood by his father, that era's mask bearer, for his eventual battle with el Dorado; but whan the time for his test finally arrived, the frightened Juan-Carlos did not want to fight. His father died instead beheaded while attempting to prevent the god from killing Juan-Carlos for his failure. El Dorado then bestowed the mask upon Juan-Carlos out of respect for his father's bravery, allowing Juan-Carlos 10 years to train before requiring him to find a masked champin to humiliate and unmask publicly in order to expunge the taint of his cowardice.

Ten years later, Juan-Carlos (as el Muerto) traveled to New York City and saved the lives of Daily Bugle owner J. Jonah Jameson and his son John Jameson from a gunman. In return, Jonah Jameson organized a televised, million-dollar-charity wrestling match between el Muerto and Spider-Man. During the match, Spider-Man inadvertently wounded el Mouerto. Rushed to the hospital, el Muerto faced el Dorado, who intended to kill him for failing to unmaks Spider-Man; however, el Mouerto and Spider-Man kept el Dorado occupied long enough for Spider-Manto concoct and acidic soulution (aqua regia) capable of dissolving el Dorado's mystical gold armor. Now vulnerable, el Dorado disappeared before el Muerto and Spider-Man could defeat him. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Daily Bugle is a fictional New York City newspaper that is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most prominently in Spider-Man and its derivative media. ... J. Jonah Jameson (also known as J.J., Jolly Jonah Jameson , or J.J.J.) is a fictional supporting character featured in Marvel Comics’s Spider-Man series. ... John Jameson (also known by the alises Man-Wolf and Star-God) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...

Powers and abilities

El Muerto's mask grants him superhuman strength (optimally lifting 30 tons) and endurance. He is a highly-skilled wrestler, extensively trained in both freestyle and shoot-style grappling. Fluent in Spanish, he speaks broken English.