Back آندرادي Arabic آندرادى سين الماس ARZ আন্দ্রাদে এল ইদোলো Bengali/Bangla ئەندرەید (زۆرانباز) CKB Andrade Almas German Andrade El Ídolo Spanish آندراده الماس Persian Andrade (catch) French אנדרדה אלמאס HE Andrade El Idolo ID
| Andrade El Idolo | |
|---|---|
 Andrade in 2018 | |
| Birth name | Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza |
| Born | November 3, 1989 Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Parent(s) | Brillante (father) |
| Relatives | El Moro (grandfather) Diamante/Moro III (uncle) Zafiro (uncle) Espanto Jr. (uncle) Espiritu Magico (uncle) Espanto Jr. (cousin) Brillante Jr. (cousin) Lady Shadow (cousin) Ric Flair (father-in-law) David Flair (brother in-law) Conrad Thompson (co-brother-in-law) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Andrade[1] Andrade "Cien" Almas Andrade El Idolo Andrade "El Ídolo" Brillante Brillante Jr. Guerrero Azteca La Sombra Manny Andrade[2] Rey Azteca |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[3] |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (104 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico[1][4] |
| Trained by | Brillante Sr.[5] El Satánico[5] Franco Columbo[5] Moro III[5] Stuka[5] |
| Debut | October 3, 2003[5] |
Manuel Alfonso Andrade Oropeza (born November 3, 1989) is a Mexican professional wrestler. As of January 2024[update], he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Andrade (formerly Andrade "Cien" Almas) and is the current and longest reigning WWE Speed Champion in his first reign. He is also known for his appearances in Mexico for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the ring name La Sombra (Spanish for "The Shadow") and for the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Andrade El Idolo (also stylized Andrade "El Ídolo").
A third-generation professional wrestler, Andrade made his debut a month before his 14th birthday and worked under the name Brillante Jr. in reference to his father, who wrestled as Brillante. He spent eight years wrestling for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the name La Sombra, where he won the 2007 Torneo Gran Alternativa tournament and the 2011 Universal Championship, as well as simultaneously holding the CMLL World Tag Team Championship, Mexican National Trios Championship, and NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship. He was one of the founding members of the Los Ingobernables ("the Ungovernables") stable, and won the masks of El Felino, Olímpico, and Volador Jr. by defeating them in Lucha de Apuestas matches before losing his own mask to Atlantis. While working for CMLL, Andrade also made appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling as part of a working agreement between CMLL and NJPW, winning the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
After close to a decade with CMLL, Andrade joined WWE in 2015. He initially wrestled for its NXT brand under the ring name Andrade "Cien" Almas, winning the NXT Championship. In April 2018, he joined WWE's main roster where his ring name was shorted to simply "Andrade". Andrade held the WWE United States Championship for several months in 2019-2020. He departed WWE in March 2021, debuting in AEW that July. Andrade departed AEW in December 2023 and returned to WWE the following month at the Royal Rumble.
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