Gran Markus , Jr . Cándido Robles Cruz ( August 14 , 1953 ) is a retired Mexican " Luchador " , or professional wrestler . Cruz is best known under the ring name Gran Markus , Jr . and for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) . Cruz originally worked under the name " Tony Benetto " but in the late 1980s he changed to being an enmascarado , or masked wrestler , taking the name Gran Markus , Jr . Cruz is not related to wrestler Gran Markus , it is a storyline relationship . Cruz has both teamed with and fought against the original Gran Markus . Cruz lost the " Gran Markus , Jr . " mask on June 29 , 1997 when he lost a " Luchas de Apuesta " match , or " bet match " to Mil Máscaras . Professional wrestling career . Cándido Robles made his professional wrestling debut in 1977 , adopting the ring name Tony Benetto upon his debut . As Benetto he initially wrestled on the independent circuit before signing with Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre ( EMLL ) , Mexico ' s largest and the world ' s oldest wrestling promotion . On January 16 , 1980 Benetto won his first championship when he defeated El Halcón to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship . His first reign with the title lasted until July 26 , 1980 when he lost to rising newcomer Cien Caras . Over the next couple of years Benetto would team with Rayo de Jalisco , Sr . , defeating Sangre Chicana and Cien Caras to win the Mexican National Tag Team Championship on October 28 , 1985 . The duo held on to the championship until April 16 , 1986 where they lost to " Los Hermanos Dinamitas " ( Cien Caras and his brother Máscara Año 2000 ) . In 1987 Robles abandoned the " Tony Benetto " character in favor of an " enmascarado " , or masked character , called " Gran Markus , Jr . " . A character that , in storyline terms , was being presented as the son of Gran Markus , even if they were not actually related . Robles began wrestling under the white mask that had been Gran Markus ' trademark for years , reinvigorating his professional wrestling career . On December 17 , 1987 he became a two time Mexican National Heavyweight Champion , although it was not officially recognized as such at the time since there was no connection between the " Tony Benetto " character and Gran Markus , Jr . The second reign ended on August 7 , 1988 when he was defeated for the title by Alfonso Dantés . In 1989 Gran Markus , Jr . began a storyline with the original Gran Markus , through which it was revealed that he was not actually the son of Gran Markus . During the storyline Gran Markus , Jr . defeated Gran Markus in a " Luchas de Apuesta " , or bet match , where Gran Markus ended up shaved bald after the match . n July 9 , 1990 Gran Markus , Jr . won his third Mexican National Heavyweight Championship , defeating Popitekus for the belt . This third and final reign lasted three months before he lost the belt to Rayo de Jalisco , Jr . , son of his former tag team partner . In the early - 1990s Gran Markus , Jr . El Hijo del Gladiador and Dr . Wagner , Jr . formed a team called " La Ola Blanca " ( " the White Wave " ) , named after the original " La Ola Blanca " that consisted of Dr . Wagner , Jr . ' s father Dr . Wagner and Ángel Blanco . The trio defeated " Los Brazos " ( " The Arms " ; El Brazo , Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata ) on April 22 , 1994 to win the CMLL World Trios Championship . " La Ola Blanca " held the titles for almost a year , until March 31 , 1995 when they were defeated by " Los Cachales " ( " The Jackals " ; Bestia Salvaje , Emilio Charles , Jr . and Sangre Chicana ) . The following year Gran Markus , Jr . and Hijo del Gladiador defeated Atlantis and Rayo de Jalisco , Jr . to win the CMLL World Tag Team Championship on behalf of " La Ola Blanca " . Their reign with the tag team belts only lasted for a month as Atlantis and Lizmark won the belts on October 18 , 1996 . In the late 1990s " La Ola Blanca " disintegrated , helped along by Gran Markus , Jr . losing his white mask in a " Lucha de Apuesta " match against Mil Máscaras on June 29 , 1997 . Following the mask loss Gran Markus , Jr . worked a feud against Los Brazos , defeating Brazo de Oro in a " Lucha de Apuesta " , hair vs . hair match , but ended up losing his own hair to Brazo de Plata on May 29 , 1998 . In the years that followed Gran Markus , Jr . ' s career slowed down , working less dates and usually in smaller venues . During the early part of the 2000s Gran Markus , Jr . lost " Luchas de Apuesta " matches against Atlantis , Rayo de Jalisco , Jr . , La Parka and Pierroth , Jr . , having his hair shaved off each time . Cándido Robles is currently retired , but there is a wrestler using the " Gran Markus , Jr . " name on the Mexican Independent circuit , he ' s a younger , masked wrestler who may actually be the son of the original Gran Markus , although that has yet to be confirmed .