Physical 100: Mexico cast: who’s who, from El Matador to the final four

Spoiler warning: this guide names the winner and eliminations from all nine episodes of Physical 100: Mexico.

Also known as: Habilidad física 100: México (Netflix in Spanish) and 100 % Physique : Mexique (Netflix in French).

Netflix’s Physical 100: Mexico threw a World Cup striker, three of lucha libre’s biggest names, a stack of Olympians and a bricklayer into the same arena. If you’ve just finished it and want to know who someone was, this is the guide. It covers the final four, all 12 semifinalists, the famous names who went out early, and how each challenge worked.

The final four

• Ángel Quintero (winner) – 38-year-old obstacle course racer from Naucalpan, State of Mexico, with a Spartan Race and HYROX background. He was eliminated mid-competition, came back through the redemption round and won the lot.
• Jesús Cárcamo (runner-up) – a member of the Mexican Army. He finished two laps behind Quintero in the second stage of the Acueducto semi-final (79 to 77), which still took him into the final, where his torso fell first.
• Mariana Khalil – CrossFit athlete, coach and lawyer. Eliminated in the semi-final.
• Aldo Gutiérrez – Greco-Roman wrestler and former national team member. Eliminated in the semi-final.

All 12 semifinalists

According to Milenio, these were the 12 still standing going into the semi-final stage, by team:

• Green team: Aldo Gutiérrez (Olympic wrestler), George Herrera (bodybuilder), Jazmín Lira (bodybuilder), Emmanuel Benítez (Olympic wrestler)
• Orange team: Jahir Ocampo (Olympic diver), Pascal Nadaud (rugby player), Dominick Ficachi (professional basketball player), Mariana Khalil (CrossFit athlete)
• Black team: Freddy Bautista, El Albañil Legendario (construction worker), Jesús Cárcamo (Mexican Army), Ángel Quintero (obstacle racer), Iván Guerra (volleyball, known as the “Master Blocker”)

The famous names who went out early

The second round did the most damage to the celebrity end of the cast. After the opening ranking challenge, the top 50 each picked an opponent from the bottom 50 for a three-minute, one-on-one fight for possession of a ball. Losers went home. Among the big names eliminated there, per El Heraldo de México:

El Matador (Luis Hernández)

The former Mexico striker, known as El Matador, scored four goals for his country at the 1998 World Cup and is one of the most recognisable Mexican footballers of his era. He went out in the second-round duels. If you’ve searched “el matador physical 100”, that’s the short answer: a big name, an early exit.

Místico, Atlantis Jr and Soberano Jr

Three lucha libre stars entered, and all three went out in round two. Místico’s exit was the most talked-about moment of the first week. According to Milenio, Olympic wrestler Brandon Díaz, facing elimination, pulled off Místico’s mask during their duel. In lucha libre, where a wrestler’s mask is his identity, that’s a serious line to cross. Místico put the mask back on for overtime, but Díaz kept possession and advanced. Some contestants called it unfair; others pointed out that no rule was broken.

Vanessa Huppenkothen

The sports TV presenter was also among the round-two eliminations.

The names people are searching for

• Beto (Beto Heragui) – personal trainer and model. Eliminated in the second-round duels.
• The firefighter (Luis Hans) – eliminated in the second-round duels.
• Venom – performer and bodybuilder. Eliminated in the second-round duels.
• Judoman (Eduardo Ávila) – judoka and former Exatlón México competitor, reported to be a Paralympic judo gold medallist from Rio 2016.
• The bodybuilders – George Herrera and Jazmín Lira both reached the final 12. Victoria Reyes, Elías Athié and Isaías Paez also competed.
• Iván Guerra – the volleyball “Master Blocker”, a semifinalist.
• Patrick Alexandre – Olympic rower.
• Mau Otero – athlete.
• The Olympians – including gymnasts Alexa Moreno and Daniel Corral, diver Jahir Ocampo, swimmer Miguel de Lara, sprinter Ceci Tamayo and wrestlers Ambar Garnica and Brandon Díaz.
• The HYROX and CrossFit athletes – HYROX racers Karen Lara, Alberto Castañeda, Mariona Caballero and Aldo Márquez; CrossFit athletes Luis Mora, Roldán Goldbaum and Marian Meza; strongman Uriel Gutiérrez. (New to HYROX? Here are the eight stations explained.)

Physical 100: Mexico elimination order

Here’s who went out, stage by stage, from 100 athletes down to one winner. Netflix didn’t publish a full numbered ranking, so this follows the show’s own stages and names everyone the Mexican press reported going out at each one.

Stage	Episode	Who went out	Left
The Infinite Pyramid	1	Nobody. The stair-machine race ranked all 100 for the next round (won by Omar Zamitiz)	100
The Deathmatches	2–3	50 athletes, including El Matador (Luis Hernández), Místico, Atlantis Jr, Soberano Jr, Beto Heragui, Luis Hans (the firefighter), Venom and Vanessa Huppenkothen	50
The Monolith	4	Every team that couldn’t stand its 1,900 kg slab up in time, including Ángel Quintero’s	–
The Sacrifice	5	Eliminated athletes fought to come back. Only the last four holding on were saved, including Quintero and Freddy Bautista	20
The Calendar	6	The losing teams in the build-and-climb race	12
Ancestral Punishments	7–8	Jahir Ocampo and Freddy Bautista (Paso al abismo); George Herrera and Pascal Nadaud (La piedra del sol); Jazmín Lira and Dominick Ficachi (El Camino Sagrado); Emmanuel Benítez and Iván Guerra (Puerta al inframundo)	4
El Acueducto, stage 1	9	Mariana Khalil (117 laps)	3
El Acueducto, stage 2	9	Aldo Gutiérrez	2
The final	9	Jesús Cárcamo, runner-up. Ángel Quintero won	1

Physical 100: Mexico prize money

The winner took 3 million Mexican pesos, about US$170,000 at September 2026 exchange rates. It all went to one person: Ángel Quintero. For comparison, Physical 100: Italy is playing for €100,000. Our guide to every version of Physical 100 compares the prizes across countries.

How the challenges worked

There were 11 challenges over nine episodes. In short:

• The Infinite Pyramid: 100 stair machines, three rounds of 10, 7 and 5 minutes
• The Deathmatches: one-on-one, three minutes to control one ball
• The Monolith: teams drag a roughly 1,900 kg slab on log rollers and stand it upright
• The Sacrifice: eliminated athletes hold a weighted pulley to keep their own plaster torso from smashing
• The Calendar: teams build a heavy structure, then race up a pegged temple wall
• The Ancestral Punishments: four three-person trials (a bridge 5 m up, a 100 kg stone ball, a tag chase and a tilting bar over water)
• El Acueducto: the semi-final, 20 minutes of sending a 5 kg ball down a channel and sprinting to catch it
• El peso de la grandeza: the final, a race to load 20–50 kg sacks onto a scale

For the full rules, illustrations and how to train for each one, see every Physical 100: Mexico challenge explained. The pattern is clear: after the first two rounds, almost everything rewarded endurance and staying power rather than size. That’s how an obstacle racer beat the bodybuilders, as we explain in our story on the winner.

Physical 100: Mexico cast FAQ

Who won Physical 100: Mexico?

Ángel Quintero, a 38-year-old obstacle course and HYROX racer. Jesús Cárcamo was runner-up.

Who was El Matador on Physical 100: Mexico?

Luis Hernández, the former Mexico striker who scored four goals at the 1998 World Cup. He was eliminated in the second round.

What happened to Místico on Physical 100: Mexico?

Olympic wrestler Brandon Díaz pulled off his mask during their second-round duel, and Díaz went on to win it. Místico was eliminated.

What was the Physical 100: Mexico prize?

3 million Mexican pesos, about US$170,000, won outright by Ángel Quintero.

What was the Physical 100: Mexico elimination order?

100 athletes were ranked by the Infinite Pyramid, cut to 50 in the Deathmatches, and cut again in the Monolith. Four came back through the Sacrifice, 12 were left after the Calendar, four after the Ancestral Punishments, and the semi-final left Ángel Quintero and Jesús Cárcamo for the final. The full table is above.

Who were the Physical 100: Mexico final four?

Ángel Quintero (winner), Jesús Cárcamo (runner-up), Mariana Khalil and Aldo Gutiérrez.

Is there another Physical 100 on Netflix?

Yes. Physical 100: Italy is streaming now. Emanuele Bruno won it on 2 October 2026. Here’s the Physical 100: Italy cast.