Luis Urive

Luis Urive

Known for
Acting
Born
December 22, 1982 (age 43)
Birthplace
Mexico City, Mexico

Biography

Luis Ignacio Alvirde Urive is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known as Místico. He rose to prominence in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), becoming the promotion’s top técnico and one of Mexico’s biggest wrestling stars before signing with WWE in 2011, where he was repackaged as Sin Cara. He later returned to Mexico and eventually reclaimed the Místico name in CMLL. A member of a wrestling family, Urive is the son of wrestler Dr. Karonte and the brother of several professional wrestlers. His original Místico character, introduced as the protégé of wrestling priest Fray Tormenta, became one of the defining figures of Mexican wrestling during the 2000s. Místico was ranked No. 3 in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 in 2007 and No. 4 in 2026. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter named him Wrestler of the Year in both 2006 and 2025, Mexico MVP in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and Non-Heavyweight MVP in 2025. He was also named Best Box Office Draw and Best Flying Wrestler during his original rise to prominence and was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2022.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2027
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 21 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 21

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 1 poster

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 1

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 2 poster

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 2

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 4 poster

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 4

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 6 poster

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 6

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 7 poster

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 7

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 3 poster

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 3

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 5 poster

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 5

Movie · as Mistico

2026
AEW Revolution 2026 poster

AEW Revolution 2026

Movie · as Mistico

2026
CMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026 poster

CMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1 poster

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2 poster

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6 poster

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7 poster

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8 poster

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8

Movie · as Mistico

2026
Maple Leaf Pro: Multiverse 2026 poster

Maple Leaf Pro: Multiverse 2026

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2026 poster

NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2026

Movie · as Mistico

2026
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania Mexico 2026 poster

CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania Mexico 2026

Movie · as Mistico

2026
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026 poster

AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026

Movie · as Mistico

2026
ROH Global Wars - Cincinatti poster

ROH Global Wars - Cincinatti

Movie · as Mistico

2026
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2026 poster

ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2026

Movie · as Místico

2026
AEW All In 2026: London poster

AEW All In 2026: London

Movie · as Místico

2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9 poster

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10 poster

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11 poster

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026 poster

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026

Movie · as Mistico

2026
CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026 poster

CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 1 poster

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 1

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 2 poster

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 2

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 3 poster

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 3

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 4 poster

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 4

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 5 poster

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 5

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 6 poster

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 6

Movie · as Mistico

2026
CMLL & NJPW Lucha Kingdom 2026 poster

CMLL & NJPW Lucha Kingdom 2026

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 7 poster

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 7

Movie · as Mistico

2026
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2026 (Final) poster

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2026 (Final)

Movie · as Mistico

2026
Physical 100: Mexico poster

Physical 100: Mexico

TV · as Self · 9 eps

2025
AEW All In 2025: Texas poster

AEW All In 2025: Texas

Movie · as Mistico

2025
CMLL 92nd Anniversary Show poster

CMLL 92nd Anniversary Show

Movie · as Místico

2025
CMLL x Pokémon Legends: Z-A poster

CMLL x Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Movie · as Mistico

2025
MLW SuperFight 6 poster

MLW SuperFight 6

Movie · as Mistico

2025
CMLL Dia De Muertos Viernes Espectacular poster

CMLL Dia De Muertos Viernes Espectacular

Movie · as Mistico

2025
AEW Full Gear 2025 poster

AEW Full Gear 2025

Movie · as Mistico

2025
AEW Full Gear 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl poster

AEW Full Gear 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl

Movie · as Mistico

2025
CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025 poster

CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania México 2025

Movie · as Mistico

2024
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour poster

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour

Movie · as Mistico

2024
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 - Lucha Libre USA poster

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2024 - Lucha Libre USA

Movie · as Mistico

2024
MLW Azteca Lucha 2024 poster

MLW Azteca Lucha 2024

Movie · as Mistico

2024
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2024 poster

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2024

Movie · as Mistico

2024
MLW Lucha Apocalypto poster

MLW Lucha Apocalypto

Movie

2024
Eric Bischoff's One Shot

Eric Bischoff's One Shot

Movie · as Místico

2023
NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023 poster

NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023

Movie · as Mistico

2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision poster

All Elite Wrestling: Collision

TV · as Mistico · 10 eps

2023
ROH on HonorClub poster

ROH on HonorClub

TV · as Mistico · 1 ep

2022
CMLL 89 Aniversario

CMLL 89 Aniversario

Movie · as Mistico

2022
CMLL International Gran Prix poster

CMLL International Gran Prix

Movie

2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1 poster

NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1

Movie · as Caristico

2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2 poster

NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2

Movie · as Caristico

2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3 poster

NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3

Movie · as Caristico

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

TV · as Mistico · 5 eps

2018
CMLL 85th Anniversary Show

CMLL 85th Anniversary Show

Movie · as Caristico

2016
A dos de tres caídas: la Arena México poster

A dos de tres caídas: la Arena México

Movie · as Carístico

2015
AAA TripleMania XXIII poster

AAA TripleMania XXIII

Movie · as Myzteziz

2015
AAA Lucha Libre World Cup 2015

AAA Lucha Libre World Cup 2015

Movie · as Myzteziz

2014
AAA Triplemania XXII poster

AAA Triplemania XXII

Movie · as Myzteziz

2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2013 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2013

Movie · as Sin Cara

2013
WWE Payback 2013 poster

WWE Payback 2013

Movie · as Sin Cara (Lumberjack)

2013
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology poster

WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology

Movie · as Sin Cara

2012
WWE Money In The Bank 2012 poster

WWE Money In The Bank 2012

Movie · as Sin Cara

2012
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012 poster

WWE Hell In A Cell 2012

Movie · as Sin Cara

2012
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012 poster

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012

Movie · as Sin Cara

2012
WWE Survivor Series 2012 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2012

Movie · as Sin Cara

2012
WWE Night of Champions 2012 poster

WWE Night of Champions 2012

Movie · as Sin Cara

2012
WWE No Way Out 2012 poster

WWE No Way Out 2012

Movie · as Sin Cara

2012
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012 poster

WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012

Movie · as Sin Cara

2012
WWE Main Event poster

WWE Main Event

TV · as Sin Cara · 9 eps

2011
WWE Over The Limit 2011 poster

WWE Over The Limit 2011

Movie · as Sin Cara

2011
WWE Money in the Bank 2011 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2011

Movie · as Sin Cara

2011
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2011

Movie · as Sin Cara

2011
WWE Survivor Series 2011 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2011

Movie · as Sin Cara

2011
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2

Movie · as Mistico

2011
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1

Movie · as Mistico

2009
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3

Movie · as Mistico

2009
NJPW Destruction 2009

NJPW Destruction 2009

Movie

2005
CMLL 72nd Anniversary Show poster

CMLL 72nd Anniversary Show

Movie · as Mistico

1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown poster

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

TV · as Sin Cara · 29 eps