- Tarzan Taborda
Tarzan Taborda (Albano Taborda Curto Esteves) (
May 27 ,1935 -September 9 ,2005 ), was a Portugueseprofessional wrestler . He is the most significant professional wrestling star ever to emerge from Portugal.Career
Born in Aldeia do Bispo, Penamacor,
Portugal , Esteves became a professional wrestler after coming second in the Mister Europebodybuilding competition. He wrestled over 4000professional wrestling matches (without losing a single one in his native country) from the late 1950's until 1981, earning the nicknames Taborda Sputnik, Tarzan Curtys, White Angel (France ),King Kong (Africa), Mr. Mexico, and Juan Perez, among others. As achievements he was four times European Champion and five times World Champion. [http://www.wrestlingportugal.com/site/e107_plugins/custompages/tarzan.php] Until 1994, he was the World Wrestling Federation's color commentator for their television airings in Portugal.He also wrestled in the Middle East, in countries like
Iraq , where he performed inBaghdad forSaddam Hussein .Tarzan Taborda was also a ballet dancer in
Le Lido , Paris, and a stuntman, where he worked withBrigitte Bardot ,Alain Delon ,John Wayne andRobert Mitchum on various movies.On
September 9 ,2005 he died of amyocardial infarction at the age of 70.External links
* [http://www.wrestlingportugal.com/site/e107_plugins/custompages/tarzan.php Site Wrestling Portugal with more information, but in portuguese]
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