Marcela

Professional wrestling career Santamaría began training for her professional wrestling career in the mid-1980s, at a time when female wrestling was banned in Mexico City itself and only promoted by a few companies outside the capitol. For her debut, she borrowed an ill-fitting mask and boxing shoes, as she did not have any of her own. After the match, she decided to never wear a mask again.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (early 1990s–present) In the early 1990s, Marcela joined Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), winning her first Lucha de Apuestas ("bet match", the most prestigious match type in lucha libre) against La Migala on September 7, 1991, forcing La Migala to have her hair shaved off after the match. During the mid-1990s to early 2000s, CMLL's women's division received minimal attention, prompting Marcela to wrestle for various minor promotions on the Mexican independent circuit. On August 3, 2001, Marcela and male wrestler El Mohicano I defeated La Gata and Black Machine in an intergender Lucha de Apuestas, leaving their male and female opponents with bald heads.

In 2004, Marcela was given a full-time role with CMLL, coinciding with their renewed focus on women's wrestling. After she and Dark Angel outlasted Hiroka, India Sioux, La Medusa, La Nazi, Linda Star, Princesa Sujei and Sahori to qualify for the finals of a tournament for the vacant CMLL World Women's Championship, Marcela defeated Dark Angel to win it at the CMLL 72nd Anniversary Show on September 16. Marcela and Sujey outlasted twelve other women in a torneo cibernetico to qualify for the finals of a tournament for the vacant Mexican National Women's Championship, followed by Marcela defeating her for the title. On April 12, Marcela defeated and unmasked Rosa Negra in a Lucha de Apuestas at 53. Aniversario de Arena México. but lost it after 29-days to Ayumi Kurihara in Japan. During her third reign, Marcela successfully defended the championship on twelve occasions in Mexico, the United States and Japan.

Marcela risked her hair in the main event ten-woman steel cage match of Infierno en el Ring ("Inferno in the Ring") on June 29, keeping it safe as the third woman to escape the cage. During this time, Marcela began a storyline feud with the debuting Tiffany of Los Invasores ("The Invaders"), a group representing CMLL's main rival, AAA. It led to a Lucha de Apuestas on August 5, where Marcela pinned Tiffany and forced her to have her hair cut off. Marcela's next major feud was with rising female star Dalys la Caribeña; the two met in a Lucha de Apuestas at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to Two Legends") on March 21, 2014, which Marcela won. She successfully defended the title against Dalys and Zeuxis, but it to Dalys on March 11, 2016. On August 6, 2017, Marcela and Zeuxis outlasted seven other female wrestlers in a torneo cibernetico to qualify for the finals of a tournament for the vacant CMLL-Reina International Championship the following week, where Zeuxis pinned Marcela to win the title. She defeatd Dalys for her fifth CMLL World Women's Championship reign on November 19, 2018, making successful defenses against then-reigning Mexican National Women's Champion La Metálica on April 29, 2019, and La Amapola in July.

Marcela competed in the inaugural Universal Amazonas Championship tournament in August in the first block of eight wrestlers, but was eliminated by Avispa Dorada. When Dalys defeated La Metálica in the finals, she earned a title match with Marcela on September 27 at the CMLL 86th Anniversary Show. However, the match was cancelled as Marcela suffered an ankle injury leading up to the show and was unable to compete. Marcela successfully defended the title against Dalys in December and at the CMLL 87th Anniversary Show via disqualification on September 25, 2020. Following the event, Marcela and her daughter, Skadi, participated in a tournament for the Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship, defeating La Comandante and La Seductora in the first round, but lost to La Amapola and La Metálica in the quarter-finals. She lost the CMLL World Women's Championship to Sugehit on October 23. At Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on March 17, 2023, Marcela participated in the Copa Irma Gonzáles, where she eliminated La Amapola before being eliminated by Lluvia. She won the following year's edition of the tournament on March 8, 2024.

Japan (1999–2019)

CMLL has partnered with several Japanese wrestling promotions, sending their female representatives to female-only Japanese promotions. Marcela's first major tour of Japan ran from August to September 1999, where she worked for Big Japan Pro-Wrestling (BJW), starting with a victory over male exótico Andromeda on August 2. She later returned to Japan for individual BJW matches in October and December. She returned to BJW in 2010 for their 15th Anniversary Death tour.

On May 5, 2011, Marcela unsuccessfully challenged La Amapola for the CMLL Women's World Championship at the debut show of Universal Woman's Pro Wrestling REINA. In November 2011, she returned, this time as CMLL Women's World Champion, but lost the title to Ayumi Kurihara at a REINA show. One of her most significant independent matches was a six-woman steel cage match where the last woman in the cage would be shaved bald or forced to remove her mask. In the end, Marcela pinned La Migala, forcing her to be shaved bald afterward.

CMLL has allowed Marcela to defend the CMLL World Women's Championship on non-CMLL shows. For example, she defended the championship against La Amapola at a show in Nezahualcoyotl in 2005. She later challenged for the championship, but lost to La Amapola at a show in Guatemala, and had a successful defense against La Amapola during her third reign. September 9, 2012 saw Marcela outlast 11 other women to win the Copa Femenil Realizada tournament. Later that year, Marcela defeated Ludark Shaitan to win the Xtrem Mexican Wrestling's Women's Championship. On February 29, 2020, Marcela survived a six-way hair vs. mask match, escaping before India Sioux pinned Casandra to win the match and the right to cut Casandra's hair off.

Ring of Honor (2017) Through CMLL's partnership with the US-based Ring of Honor (ROH), Marcela appeared at Supercard of Honor XI on April 1, 2017, where she defeated La Amapola on the pre-show.

Championships and accomplishments Comision de Box y Lucha D.F. Distrito Federal Women's Championship (1 time) Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL World Women's Championship (5 times) Copa Irma Gonzáles (2024) Copa Bobby Bonales (2017) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 73 of the top 100 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2020 Xtreme Mexican Wrestling XMW Women's Championship (1 time, current)

Luchas de apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesMarcela (hair) La Gata (mask) N/A Live event N/A Marcela (hair) Rosa Negra (mask) Mexico City 53. Aniversario de Arena México Marcela (hair) Tiffany (hair) Mexico City Live event Marcela (hair) and Princesa Sugehit (mask) Princesa Blanca (hair) and La Seductora (mask) Mexico City El Juicio Final Marcela (hair) Princesa Sugehit (hair) Mexico City Homenaje a Dos Leyendas