Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 3, 1989 (age 37)
- Birthplace
- Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Biography
Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza, better known by his ring name Andrade El Idolo, is a Mexican professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a one-time AEW National Champion. In 2026, he joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)’s United Empire stable at Wrestle Kingdom 20 and later that year won the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. He was ranked No. 13 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Andrade made his professional wrestling debut in 2003, a month before his 14th birthday, initially working under the ring name Brillante Jr. In 2007, he began wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as La Sombra, where he found major success by winning the 2007 Torneo Gran Alternativa and the 2011 Universal Championship, and at one point simultaneously holding the Mexican National Trios Championship, the NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship, and the CMLL World Tag Team Championship. During his time as La Sombra, Andrade was a founding member of Los Ingobernables, won the masks of El Felino, Olímpico, and Volador Jr. in Lucha de Apuestas matches, later lost his own mask to Atlantis, and also competed internationally in NJPW from 2010 to 2015, where he became a one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion. He is also known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he made his NXT debut in 2016 as Andrade “Cien” Almas, won the NXT Championship in 2017, and, after joining the main roster in 2018, captured the WWE United States Championship in 2019 before being granted his release in 2021. He went on to compete in AEW from 2021 to 2023, returned to WWE in 2024, where he won the WWE Speed Championship, and departed in 2025 before rejoining AEW in 2026.
Known For
Filmography
AAA Triplemania XXIX
Movie · as Andrade 'El Ídolo'
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
NJPW The New Beginning USA 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW Revolution 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW Dynasty 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW Redemption 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW All In 2026: London
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW All Out 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
MLP Northern Rising 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Ídolo
AEW WrestleDream 2026
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
MLP Mayhem
TV · as Andrade El Ídolo · 2 eps
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
Movie · as Andrade
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff 2024
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Crown Jewel 2024
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Speed
TV · as Andrade · 7 eps
AEW Worlds End 2023
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
GCW: Highest in The Room 2
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
TV · as Andrade El Idolo · 24 eps
AEW Revolution 2022
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AAA Triplemania XXX: Monterrey
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW All Out 2022
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
The SmackDown LowDown
TV · as Andrade · 1 ep
AEW Full Gear 2021
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW Road Rager
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
AEW Fyter Fest
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
Triplemania XXIX
Movie · as Andrade El Idolo
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
TV · as Andrade El Idolo · 11 eps
AEW Dark: Elevation
TV · as Andrade El Idolo · 7 eps
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Movie · as Andrade (Preshow)
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Backlash 2020
Movie · as Andrade(Preshow)
WWE SummerSlam 2020
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Movie · as Andrade
WWE WrestleMania 35
Movie · as Andrade (Preshow)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
Movie · as Andrade (Preshow)
WWE Fastlane 2019
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Money in the Bank 2019
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
Movie · as Andrade
WWE Crown Jewel 2019
Movie · as Andrade (Preshow)
WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018
Movie · as Andrade
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
Movie · as Andrade "Cien" Almas
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV · as Andrade El Idolo · 64 eps
AEW Dark
TV · as Andrade El Idolo · 5 eps
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
Movie · as Andrade "Cien" Almas
WWE SummerSlam 2018
Movie · as Andrade "Cien" Almas
NXT Takeover: Philadelphia
Movie · as Andrade Almas
NXT Takeover: New Orleans
Movie · as Andrade "Cien" Almas
NXT: Best of 2017
Movie
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
Movie · as Andrade "Cien" Almas
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
Movie · as Andrade "Cien" Almas
NXT Takeover: San Antonio
Movie · as Andrade "Cien" Almas
NXT Takeover: Orlando
Movie · as Andrade Cien Almas
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
Movie · as Andrade Cien Almas
NXT TakeOver: WarGames
Movie · as Andrade Almas
NXT TakeOver: The End
Movie · as Andrade "Cien" Almas
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Movie · as Andrade Cien Almas
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6
Movie · as La Sombra
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
Movie · as La Sombra
WWE Main Event
TV · 2 eps
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
Movie · as La Sombra
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1
Movie · as La Sombra
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2
Movie · as La Sombra
WWE NXT
TV · as Andrade "Cien" Almas, ANDRADE "CIEN" ALMAS, Andrade Almas · 20 eps
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV · as Andrade · 5 eps
Raw
TV · as Andrade · 8 eps