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==Legacy==
===In wrestling===
Laureano is considered the best heel in Puerto Rico, the most successful villainous character to cross over into the main stream and generally among the top wrestlers in local history.<ref name=LLO/><ref name=RAPH>{{cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/otros/notas/chicky-starr-el-mejor-rudo-de-la-historia/|title=Chicky Starr: El mejor rudo de la historia|author=Raúl Álzaga|date=August 24, 2014|accessdate=December 21, 2023}}</ref> Several wrestlers have adopted the moniker “Chickystarriano” as part of their character, in homage of Laureano.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prwrestling.com/noticias/4917.php|title=PR: Resultados NWF 7-31 / Resultados NOW 7-29|author=Manuel González|publisher=Puerto Rico Wrestling|language=Spanish|date=August 1, 2006|accessdate=September 20, 2023|archive-date=November 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114034856/http://www.prwrestling.com/noticias/4917.php|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
Los Chickystarrianos, first known as Legión Chickystariana and later as la Religión Chickystarriana, organized during the 1990s and were the first wrestling fan club in Puerto Rico and their presence has been ubiquitous wherever he performs for decades. Laureano has often recognized them publicly and refers to the group as “pioneers” and his “children”.<ref name=Background/> The group was created by several alumni of the [[University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez]] and at its height had members in countries such as Brazil, Iraq, Argentina and Afghanistan.<ref name=Bregando>{{cite web|url= https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/otros/notas/estas-bregando-chicky-starr/|title= "Estás bregando Chicky Starr"|author=Raúl Álzaga|publisher=Primera Hora|language=Spanish|date=October 25, 2014|accessdate=September 20, 2023}}</ref>
===In popular culture===
The phrase “estás bregando Chicky Estar…”, first coined by WWC color commentator Joaquín Padín following Laureano’s first heel turn, gained traction among the general population.<ref name=Bregando/> The idiom became synonymous with betrayal, treason, untrustworthiness and cheating.<ref name=Bregando/> The phrase has remained relevant for more than 40 years and morphed into memes with the advent of the internet era.<ref name=LLO>{{cite web|url= https://luchalibre.online/entrevista-a-chicky-starr/|title= Entrevista a Chicky Starr|publisher=Lucha Libre Online|language=Spanish|date=September 28, 2022|accessdate=September 20, 2023}}</ref>
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