Illness and Death
During a match El Texano injured his back and was forced to undergo two back surgeries to two different parts of the spine. These surgeries did not only not help Aguilar's back problems but caused him more health problems as a result. During the final months of his life his breathing was supported by a ventilator and was unable to even sit up.On the evening of January 15, 2006, Aguilar was rushed to a hospital in Guadalajara, Jalisco, for emergency surgery due to complications from pneumonia. Aguilar was pronounced dead upon arrival due to lung and respiratory failure.
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