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A well-known Mexican wrestler who co-starred in the 2006 film Nacho Libre died of a heart attack after collapsing on stage in the UK.
Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, the star of the free lucha known as the Silver King, was produced Saturday night (at New Zealand time) at The Roundhouse in London.
The site said in a tweet on Sunday that he had died during the event and that more information about the circumstances was in the works.
Gonzalez, 51, appeared as a wrestling champion and nasty comic in Nacho Libre, which featured the American actor Jack Black as a monk who wants to be a masked luchador.
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Free lucha is a form of popular struggle in Mexico characterized by colorful masks, elaborate costumes and acrobatic techniques.
Lucha Libre World, who promoted the Roundhouse event, said in a statement that the star "suffered a cardiac arrest during the show and unfortunately passed away".
Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, known as Silver King, appeared in 2006 as a champion and comic wrestler in the movie Nacho Libre.
Spectator Roberto Carrera Maldonado told the BBC that the wrestler's state had appeared "staged" as part of the fight, before efforts were made to revive him.
"We were all very shocked and what was going on was not clear," Maldonado said. "I had the impression that they did not know what to do."
The ambulance service in London said the doctors arrived five minutes after their call to the Roundhouse on Saturday, but the patient was declared dead at the scene.
Silver King competed at the World Wrestling Championship between 1997 and 2000.
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