Name
El Santo
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1917-09-23
Deathday
1984-02-05 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
Biography
Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta debuted in the ring in 1934, but his legend began to be woven on July 26, 1942 in the legendary Arena México. That night the robust fighter - who over the years made a career under the names Hombre Rojo, Enmascarado, Murciélago II and Demonio Negro, among others - debuted a brand new personality under a shiny silver mask. El Santo, the Silver Masked Man, was born.
The legend of El Santo was never the product of chance. His tenacity and versatility in the ring earned him the respect of his opponents and the admiration of the respectable public that night after night filled the coliseums where the Silver Masked Man gave an account of his fearsome rivals. He was rough and technical but, above all, he was an honest fighter who did not have to resort to tricks or scandals to increase his well-deserved fame.
From the ring to the screen, the route that El Santo followed to become an idol of Mexican cinema led him first to the world of comics. Thanks to the inventiveness of the cartoonist and editor José Guadalupe Cruz, Santo was the first fantastic character in popular Mexican literature and one of the most beloved, along with the legendary Kalimán.
The Silver Masked Man made his film debut in 1952. In that year, the popularity of wrestling in Mexico was increasing thanks to the broadcasts of this sport-spectacle on television. At the same time, the comics starring Santo, the Silver Masked Man - printed on that unforgettable sepia-colored paper - invaded magazine stands throughout the country and sold thousands of copies every week. A few years later, the circulation of Santo's adventures would reach more than a million weekly magazines.
Known For
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Agent Joaquin recalls his latest mission while lying wounded in an ambulance: Joaquin has ...
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A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent ...
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Satan, a wrestler who sold his soul to the Lord of Darkness for fame but was thwarted by S...
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A woman travels to her past life with the help of Santo's past life regression machine...
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Bruno Halder a sinister scientist seeking revenge against his brother and niece is resurre...
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When Santo accompanies a troupe of archaeologists in the search for Aztec artifacts, they ...
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El Santo, the masked Mexican wrestler, investigates a series of kidnappings. He discovers ...
- 1972 Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter as Santo
- 1974 Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein as Santo
- 1970 Santo Faces Death as Santo
- 1962 Santo vs. the Vampire Women as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
- 1970 The World of the Dead as Santo
- 1970 Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis as Santo
- 1963 Santo in the Wax Museum as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
- 1970 The Vengeance of the Vampire Women as Santo
- 1963 Santo in the Hotel of Death as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
- 1965 The Diabolical Axe as Santo
- 1970 Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters as Santo
- 1961 Santo vs. Infernal Men as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
- 1972 The Mummies of Guanajuato as Santo
- 1974 The Vengeance of the Crying Woman as Santo
- 1967 Santo vs. the Martian Invasion as Santo
- 1973 Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man as Santo
- 1971 Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy as Santo
- 1979 Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle as Santo (as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata)
- 1981 Santo and the Border of Terror as Santo
- 1966 Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler as Santo
- 2024 La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano as Self (archive footage)
- 1968 The Witches Attack as Santo
- 1973 Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds as Santo
- 1973 Santo and the Golden Eagle as Santo
- 1975 Anonymous Death Threat as Santo
- 1982 The Fury of the Karate Experts as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata
- 1962 Santo vs. the Zombies as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
- 1963 Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
- 1961 Santo vs. Evil Brain as El Enmascarado
- 1962 Santo vs. the King of Crime as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata
- 1965 Santo vs. the Strangler as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
- 1966 Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power as Santo
- 2013 The Man Behind the Mask as Self (archive footage)
- 1973 Santo vs. Black Magic Woman as Santo
- 1969 Santo vs. Capulina as Santo
- 1967 Operation 67 as Santo
- 1968 The Treasure of Moctezuma as Santo
- 1973 Suicide Mission as Santo
- 1973 The Beasts of Terror as Santo el Enmascarado de Plata
- 1976 Santo vs. the She-Wolves as Santo
- 1983 Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. The Killer Vampires as Santo
- 2012 Tales of Masked Men as Self (archive footage)
- 1973 Santo vs. Doctor Death as Santo
- 1982 Santo vs. the TV Killer as Santo
- 1966 The Grave Robbers as Santo
- 1971 Santo vs. the Head Hunters as El Santo
- 1969 The Vampire and Sex as El Santo
- 1973 Santo vs. the Kidnappers as 'Santo' El Enmascarado de Plata
- 1971 Santo vs. the Vice Mafia as Santo
- 1968 Santo vs. The Ring Villains as as Santo el Enmascarado de Plata
- 1976 Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl as Santo
- 1967 Baron Brakola as Santo
- 1977 Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold as Santo el enmascarado de plata
- 1982 The Fist of Death as Santo
- 1970 Santo vs. the Riders of Terror as Santo
- 1969 Santo in the Treasure of Dracula as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
- 2004 Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story as (archive footage)
- 2004 WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story as Self (archive footage)
