El Santo

Known for ActingBorn 1917-09-23Died 1984-02-05Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México

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.Read more

Movies & web series

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano

Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story

Tales of Masked Men

The Vampire and Sex

The Man Behind the Mask

WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story

The Mummies of Guanajuato

Santo vs. Capulina

Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters

Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter

The Witches Attack

Operation 67

Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein

The World of the Dead

Santo in the Treasure of Dracula

Santo vs. the Head Hunters

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man

Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

The Vengeance of the Crying Woman

The Treasure of Moctezuma

The Fury of the Karate Experts

Suicide Mission

Santo vs. The Ring Villains

Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds

Santo vs. the TV Killer

Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler

Santo vs. the Vice Mafia

Santo Faces Death

Santo vs. the She-Wolves

Santo vs. Doctor Death

The Diabolical Axe

Santo vs. Evil Brain

Santo vs. Black Magic Woman

Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power

Santo vs. the Riders of Terror

The Fist of Death

Anonymous Death Threat

The Grave Robbers

Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl

Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold

Santo vs. the King of Crime

Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy

Baron Brakola

Santo vs. the Kidnappers

Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis

Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. The Killer Vampires

Santo vs. the Zombies