A professional wrestler, Cesar Barron, has died after collapsing during a fight in London.
Barron, a Mexican and an actor, starred in a native movie alongside comic actor, Jack Black, in the 2005 film “Nacho Libre.”
The 51-year-old was performing at the Roundhouse in Camden when he fell to the canvas.
A fellow Mexican wrestler paid tribute to his “great rival”, saying: “He went as he wanted: fighting!”
El Hijo del Santo, aka Jorge Rodriguez, tweeted his “deepest regret” at the death of his “partner in so many battles”.
Barron, also known as Silver King, had been in the middle of a match at the Greatest Show of Lucha Libre event on Saturday.
Reports in Mexican media suggest he may have suffered a heart attack.
Roberto Carrera Maldonado, who attended the fight, said it initially looked like his collapse was part of the show.
“It felt like it was staged,” he told the BBC. Obviously it was quite normal in the fight.”
But the wrestler stayed on the floor despite the referee’s efforts to revive him.
Footage posted online showed the referee and several other men coming to his aid after he collapsed.
“All of us were really shocked – it wasn’t clear what was happening,” Carrera also said.
“I had the impression they didn’t know what to do.”
According to Carrera, another fighter was pressing Barron’s chest, adding that the ambulance service did not arrive in time.
The show was initially stopped before a loudspeaker announcement later asked the audience to leave.
Ambulance medics arrived five minutes after being called. London Ambulance Service said: “Sadly a person died at the scene.”
The Roundhouse confirmed there had been an “incident” during the show, but said it was unable to say anything further.
It later tweeted its condolences, saying: “Last night Silver King sadly lost his life during an event at the Roundhouse.
“At this stage the details are still being investigated so we don’t have more information we can share.”
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