Alfonso Dantés

Infobox Wrestler
name = José Luis Amezcua Díaz
names = Alfonso Dantés Dantés Edmundo Dantés El Tanque (The Tank)
height = convert|5|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on|lk=oncite web |title=Alfonso Dantés |url=http://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Alfonso_Dant%C3%A9s |publisher=Luchawiki |accessdate=2008-07-31]
weight = convert|210|lb|kg|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date = April 13 1943
birth_place = Guadalajara, Jalisco
death_date = Death date and age|2008|7|30|1943|4|13cite web |title=Falleció "El Tanque" Dantés|url=http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=135118&docTipo=1&orderby=docid&sortby=ASC |publisher="El Financiero" |date=2008-07-30 |language=Spanish |accessdate=2008-07-31] cite web |last=Schramm |first=Chris |title=Mexican great Alfonso Dantés dies|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/07/30/6312326.html |publisher="SLAM! Sports" |accessdate=2008-07-31]
death_place = Manzanillo, Colima
trainer = Diablo Velasco
debut = 1960
retired =

José Luis Amezcua Díaz (April 13 1943 – July 30 2008), was a Mexican professional wrestler who wrestled during the 1960s and 1970s under the ring name Alfonso Dantés. In 1996, he was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame. Alfonso Dantés' son followed in his footsteps and now wrestles as Apolo Dantés. [ [http://www.bodyslamming.com/other/alfonsodantes.html Other Superstars - Alfonso Dantés ] ]

In wrestling

*Signature moves
**No-handed Tapatía
**Gori Special
**Backbreaker submission

Championships and accomplishments

*Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Guadalajara :*Occidente Middleweight Championshipcite web |title=Occidente Middleweight Championship |url=http://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Occidente_Middleweight_Championship |publisher=Luchawiki |accessdate=2008-07-31]

*Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. :*Mexican National Heavyweight Championship (2 times)cite web |title=National Heavyweight Title |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/mex-h.html |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |accessdate=2008-07-31] :*Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times)cite web |title=National Light Heavyweight Title |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/mex-lh.html |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |accessdate=2008-07-31]

*Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre:*NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (5 times)cite web |title=N.W.A. World Light Heavyweight Title |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-lh.html |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |accessdate=2008-07-31]

*Wrestling Observer Newsletter
**Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Lucha de Apuesta record

Notes

External links

* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/alfonso-dantes.html Alfonso Dantés at Online World of Wrestling]

Persondata
NAME= Díaz, José Luis Amezcua
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH= April 13 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH= Guadalajara, Jalisco
DATE OF DEATH= 2008-7-30
PLACE OF DEATH= Manzanillo, Colima