A Mexican wrestler who starred in the film Nacho Libre has died after collapsing from apparent cardiac arrest during a match in London. Key points: The event promoter said the wrestler suffered "a cardiac arrest" during a match The event promoter said the wrestler suffered "a cardiac arrest" during a match Emergency services arrived five minutes after being called but he couldn't be saved Emergency services arrived five minutes after being called but he couldn't be saved "Silver King" starred alongside Jack Black in the 2006 film Nacho Libre Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, who wrestled under the name Silver King, was one of the featured wrestlers of The Greatest Show of Lucha Libre at the Roundhouse on Saturday night. Lucha libre is a popular form of wrestling in Mexico that features colourful masks, elaborate costumes and acrobatic techniques. The north London performance venue tweeted just after 12:30am on Sunday that the 51-year-old "sadly lost his life" during the event. Lucha Libre World, which promoted the Roundhouse event, said in a statement that he "suffered what we believe was a cardiac arrest while performing in the show and sadly passed away". Loading Gonzalez appeared as a champion wrestler and comic villain in the 2006 movie Nacho Libre, which starred Jack Black as a monk who wanted to be a masked luchador (wrestler). Black posted a tribute to his co-star on Instagram. The description of the show on the Roundhouse's website said the "awesome and immense Silver King" would take to the ring "portraying his villainous character, the evil rudo Ramses from his role" in the movie. Hollywood star Jack Black worked with Gonzalez in the film Nacho Libre. ( Supplied: IMDB Britain's Press Association reported that Gonzalez's opponent, Juventud Guerrera — Spanish for "Youth Warrior" — knocked him to the canvas twice. Loading Gonzalez was struggling to stand up from the first flooring when another blow from Juventud Guerrera sent him sprawling back down front first, the Press Association said. The victorious wrestler pinned Silver King and started celebrating his win, the news agency said. Attendee Roberto Carrera Maldonado told the BBC that the wrestler's condition initially appeared "staged" as part of the fight, before efforts were made to revive him and the audience was cleared from the venue. "All of us were really shocked. It wasn't clear what was happening," Mr Maldonado said. "I had the impression they didn't know what to do." The London Ambulance Service said medics arrived five minutes after they were called to the Roundhouse on Saturday, but the patient was pronounced dead at the scene. Gonzalez was the son of well-known Mexican wrestler who performed as Dr Wagner, and one of his brothers is luchador Dr Wagner Jr. He made his professional debut in the mid-1980s and worked for promoters in Mexico and Japan. Gonzalez came from a family of professional wrestlers and was well-known in global wresting circles. ( Supplied: IMDB AP<doc-sep>A professional wrestler who appeared in the Jack Black movie Nacho Libre collapsed and died in the ring in front of hundreds of horrified fans. Wrestling star Silver King, 51, collapsed just moments after he was repeatedly slammed hard into the canvas during a Saturday night “Greatest Show of Lucha Libre” event in London. Video shows how unaware fans started booing as he stayed down, with the ref counting him out and his opponent, Juventud Guerrera, pretending to protest. But medics soon raced into the ring as the former WCW star, real name Cesar Barron, failed to get up. “It seemed to be part of the show at first but then he didn’t get up – and then the medical team was on the stage. Everybody was cleared out,” a member of the audience told the local paper, the Camden New Journal. Another fan, Roberto Carrera Maldonado, told the BBC that the deathly drama initially looked “staged” like typical wrestling bouts. “All of us were really shocked – it wasn’t clear what was happening,” he said. Comedian Jack Black led the tributes with an Instagram post showing the wrestler, who played a villain called Ramses in their movie, puffing up his muscles in costume. “César González…vaya con dios, hermano.” WWE star Chris Jericho also shared how Barron mentored him when he started his career in Mexico. “I was a stranger in a strange land and many locals didn’t want me there, but Cesar and his partner Johnny (the amazing #Texano) always treated me like an equal,” he wrote on Instagram. “Thank you for taking care of me and teaching me to become a better worker Cesar…. And to me, you upgraded to #GoldKing many moons ago.” Lucha Libre World, which promoted the event at the Roundhouse Theatre, confirmed the star “suffered what we believe was a cardiac arrest” and “sadly passed away.” A statement from the venue added, “Our thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends and all of the Lucha Libre team.”<doc-sep>LONDON — A Mexican wrestler and actor who appeared in the movie “Nacho Libre” died in the ring during a bout in London on Saturday, according to the venue where the event was held. The wrestler, César González Barrón, known as Silver King, was facing off against an opponent known as Juventud Guerrera, or Youth Warrior, when he became unresponsive at the Roundhouse, a performing arts and concert venue in Camden. In footage shared online, Mr. Guerrera appeared to kick Mr. González Barrón during the match and tried to pin him down for the victory. The footage also showed the referee and others trying in vain to revive Mr. González Barrón. According to the Mexican news outlet Record and other reports, Mr. González Barrón appeared to have died of a heart attack, but officials have not yet released an official cause of death.<doc-sep>A professional wrestler and actor has died after collapsing in the ring in front of fans during a bout in London, with witnesses criticising the amount of time it took for him to receive medical attention. Silver King – who played a villain called Ramses in the film Nacho Libre alongside Jack Black and was a star in his native Mexico – was performing at the Roundhouse in Camden for an event titled “the Greatest Show of Lucha Libre”. The wrestler, 51, whose real name is Cesar Barron, was believed to have died from cardiac arrest mid-performance, according to the organisers. Following an exchange of moves with his opponent, Juventud Guerrera, also known as Youth Warrior, Barron collapsed on the canvas and did not get back up for about 30 seconds as the referee urged him to return to the choreographed wrestling match. He eventually attempted to stand back up, at which point he was kicked by Guerrera and fell on to his front. Unaware of the nature of the incident, his opponent spent half a minute trying to turn him over before pinning him down and holding up his leg as the referee began slowly counting him out. Video footage showed that the wrestler was lying still and apparently unconscious for about two and a half minutes before he was attended to, while Guerrera celebrated. However, none of the first responders appeared to be medical professionals and witnesses criticised the length of time it took before Barron was treated. It appeared from the video that no-one initially realised the severity of his condition. “It was odd that no medics rushed up. It didn’t seem like anyone was on hand,” one witness told the Guardian. “Wrestlers then came out and started giving him CPR. “The announcer said we will take a short break and dimmed the lights, but then a couple of minutes later told everyone to leave. Even as people were flooding out of the arena, there were no professional medical people on stage.” Another witness, who was stood at ring side, said she also did not see anyone clearly designated as a medic in the ring. “People were asking ‘where are the first aiders’,” Carolina Gomez, a photographer at the event, said. “It was odd. A woman was giving him CPR while he still had his mask on, and then someone else did it. It was chaotic. “They then started asking everyone to leave and we were ushered out as police and ambulances arrived. Everyone was stood in disbelief.” The London ambulance service arrived soon after being called at about 10.20pm but were unable to resuscitate the wrestler and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Les comparto esta maravillosa Foto de todo el equipo antes de la lucha campal... estábamos muy felices! Silver King King luchó como Silver y cómo Ramses! pic.twitter.com/HJD5LekEwV — El Hijo del Santo (@ElHijodelSanto) May 12, 2019 The Roundhouse said the circumstances of the wrestler’s death were being investigated. “Our thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends and all of the Lucha Libre team,” the venue said in a statement. Scotland Yard said police are treating his death as “non-suspicious”. A Camden council spokesman said: “We will begin investigating the circumstances related to this incident from Monday.” It is understood that officers will examine health and safety matters, as well as licensing. Lucha Libre World, the organisers of the show, said it was sorry to confirm the death of the former World Championship Wrestling star wrestler. “César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón (AKA Silver King) suffered what we believe was a cardiac arrest while performing in the show and sadly passed away. “We have truly lost one of Lucha Libre’s greatest wrestlers and our thoughts and deepest condolences are with César’s family and his fans across the world. We will be able to make further announcements when more information becomes available.” Tributes poured in from across the world for the stricken fighter. Jack Black posted an image taken during filming on Instagram with the caption: “Vaya con dios, hermano [go with god, brother]”. Allow Instagram content? This article includes content provided by Instagram . We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Allow and continue The Canadian wrestler Chris Jericho thanked Barron on Instagram for teaching him to become a better fighter, while Mexican ‘Luchador’ El Hijo del Santo said he was “deeply saddened at the death of my great rival and companion at so many battles”, adding that Silver King “died as he wanted: fighting!”. Lucha Libre wrestling involves competitors wearing elaborate costumes and colourful masks – which they must remove if they lose a fight. The show, which features aerial athletics, acrobatics and dramatic theatrics, is performed by freestyle wresters in choreographed battles. Silver King competed in World Championship Wrestling between 1997 and 2000, taking on Juventud Guerrera for the cruiserweight championship in 1998. He grew up in a wrestling family in Torreón, northern Mexico, and his father was a popular lucha libre fighter named Dr Wagner.<doc-sep>
LONDON — A well-known Mexican wrestler who co-starred in the film comedy “Nacho Libre” died in London after he collapsed during a match that a witness described as so elaborately staged it wasn’t immediately clear something seriously was wrong. Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, who wrestled with the ring name Silver King, was one of the featured wrestlers of “The Greatest Show of Lucha Libre” on Saturday night. The north London performance venue, the Roundhouse, tweeted just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday that the 51-year-old “sadly lost his life” during the event. Lucha Libre World, which promoted the Roundhouse event, said in a statement the lucha libre star “suffered what we believe was a cardiac arrest while performing in the show and sadly passed away.” Gonzalez appeared as a champion wrestler and comic villain in the 2006 movie “Nacho Libre”, which starred Jack Black as a monk who wants to be a masked luchador. Lucha libre is a popular form of wrestling in Mexico that features colorful masks, elaborate costumes and acrobatic techniques. The description of the show on the Roundhouse’s website said the “awesome and immense Silver King” would take to the ring “portraying his villainous character, the evil rudo Ramses from his role” in the movie. Britain’s Press Association reported that Gonzalez’s opponent, Juventud Guerrera (Spanish for “Youth Warrior”) knocked him to the canvas twice. Gonzalez was struggling to stand up from the first flooring when another blow from Juventud Guerrera sent him sprawling back down front first, the Press Association said. The victorious Young Warrior pinned Silver King and started celebrating his win, the news agency said. Attendee Roberto Carrera Maldonado told the BBC the wrestler’s condition initially appeared “staged” as part of the fight, before efforts were made to revive him and the audience was cleared from the venue. “All of us were really shocked. It wasn’t clear what was happening,” Maldonado said. “I had the impression they didn’t know what to do.” The London Ambulance Service said medics arrived five minutes after they were called to the Roundhouse on Saturday, but the patient was pronounced dead at the scene. Gonzalez was the son of well-known Mexican wrestler who performed as Dr. Wagner, and one of his brothers is luchador Dr. Wagner Jr. He made his professional debut in the mid-1980s and worked for promoters in Mexico and Japan. In 1994, he won the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre world heavyweight title. Gonzalez competed in World Championship Wrestling between 1997 and 2000, and during 2001-2006 used the ring name Black Tiger III. He went back to being Silver King after he was unmasked during a 2006 match.