- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 18, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Fuscaldo Marina, Italy
- Died
- September 27, 2012
Ted Boy Marino
Mario Marino also known as Ted Boy Marino (October 18, 1939 – September 27, 2012) was an Italian Brazilian professional wrestler and actor. Ted Boy Marino was born in Fuscaldo Marina in the Italian province of Cosenza, in Calabria. He went to Buenos Aires in 1953, in the basement of a ship with his parents and 5 more siblings. There, he worked as a shoemaker, but took advantage of the free time to train wrestling and practice weightlifting. In 1962 he was already participating in television programs such as Telecatch in Buenos Aires channels 9 and 12 Montevideo. In 1965, Marino came to Brazil. Shortly thereafter, he was hired as a Telecatch fighter by TV Excelsior, which was a great success. In wrestling rings, alongside fighters like "Tigre Paraguaio", Electra, or Alex, among others, he defeated villains such as Aquiles, Verdugo, Rasputim Barba Vermelha, El Chasques and Múmia. Around…
