Jack Veneno was a Dominican wrestler also known as "El hijo de Doña Tatica" who worked for many years on Colorvision

Colorvision

Color Visión is a television network based in the Dominican Republic. It is one of the largest television channels in that country. Color Visión is channel 9 in the Dominican Republic's television dial.-History:...

 channel 9 during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, on a wrestling show called Lucha Libre Internacional. He was the main star of the show as well as the owner of the production company Dominicana de Espectaculos, and is also a former NWA World Heavwyweight Champion, although his title reign is not officially recognized by the NWA. Outside the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

, he is famous for his matches against Ric Flair

Ric Flair

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. Flair said that he let Veneno defeat him in order to avoid a riot among the Dominicans against him.

Although retired from wrestling, he is currently an aspiring politician. He ran for Mayor of Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...

, the capital city of the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

, on the 2006 Congressional and Municipal Elections. He was not highly favored to win, ranking in third place in official polls conducted by the Gallup

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 group. He is running behind:

1) Roberto Salcedo (incumbent) and

2) Alfredo Pacheco.

Veneno is a candidate for the BISD party, a political party founded in 1989 by the late Dominican politician José Francisco Peña Gómez

José Francisco Peña Gómez

José Francisco Peña Gómez was a politician from the Dominican Republic. He was the leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party , a three-time candidate for president of the Dominican Republic and former Mayor of Santo Domingo...

, who died in 1998. The BISD party received approximately 100,000 votes in the last presidential election

Dominican Republic presidential election, 2004

Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2004. The result was a victory for former president Leonel Fernández, who defeated incumbent Hipólito Mejía...

 in 2004, in a country of 8,950,000 people, 3.613 million voted in total.

In wrestling

• Signature moves

• Sleeper Hold
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• Figure 4 Leglock
  
• Piledriver
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• Nicknames

• El hijo de Doña Tatica

Championships and Accomplishments

• 6-time Dominican Heavyweight Champion
• Served as sub-secretary of sports (2007–2008)