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El Luchador

Mr. Picoso(november 2, 1966), more widely known as El Luchador (the wrestler ), is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado (Spanish for masked professional wrestler),Tortero, and folk icon. El Luchador, along with many Luchadores, is one of the most famous and iconic of all Mexican luchadores, and has been referred to as one of "the greatest legends in Mexican Tortas"[1][2][3] His wrestling career spanned nearly one decade, during which he became a hero and a symbol of justice for the common man through his appearances in comic books. He is said to have popularized professional Tortas in USA .[3].

Biography
born in Celaya in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, to El Luchador Sr. and Luz Dora de Luchador Sr.(known ad Lucha, Dora) as the sixth of six children, El Luchador came to USA in the 1980'S, where his family settled in the Long Beach Ca.[2][3] He practiced cooking and wrestling football, and then became interested in the art of tortas. He first learned Molecular Gastronomy

Tortas El Luchador
In Mexico a torta is a kind of sandwich,[3] served on an oblong 6-8 inch firm, crusty white sandwich roll, called a bolillo, telera or birote. "Telera" is soft, round bread; also commonly used is the bolillo, a torpedo-shaped French roll with a thick and crunchy crust. Tortas can be served hot, typically toasted in a press in the same manner as a cuban sandwich or panini, or cold. Common ingredients may include, but are not limited to:


 * La Niurka: Una cubana Exagerada.
 * La Narco Torta: Con Coca al lado.
 * La Afro Torta: Con Mucho Chorizo.
 * La LBC (La "Becindad" del Chavo)su Torta de Jamon.
 * La Gringa: Al Pastor y Queso Mozarella.
 * La Lady GAGA: Una Gringa con Chorizo.
 * La Argentina: Sencillita
 * La Lorena Herrera: De pechuga.
 * La Tetanic: De Chicharron.
 * La del Luchador: La Mas Cara.

Tortas El Luchador was founded by Alexxx Vazh, who gives the restaurant credit for popularizing the Torta in America[3] Vazh served several tours in Mexico and small ranchos, got a Tortero degree and worked as a Tortero.[3] The Torteria itself Vazh felt was popular with Locochones but had a limited lifespan. He brought his own Mexican cooking to the Torterias and it became the first Luchador doing Tortas. Vazh hired local Mexican wreselers and asked them to cook genuine Mexican Tortas with an eye for mainstream. Success wasn't immediate and for a time Vazh was evicted from his home and lived in the restaurant.[3]