El Santo
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.
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
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
The Man Behind the Mask
Tales of Masked Men
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: The Legend of El Santo
Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. The Killer Vampires
The Fury of the Karate Experts
The Fist of Death
Santo vs. the TV Killer
Santo and the Border of Terror
Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle
Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold
Santo vs. the She-Wolves
Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl
Anonymous Death Threat
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
Santo vs. Doctor Death
Santo vs. the Kidnappers
Santo vs. Black Magic Woman
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man
The Beasts of Terror
Suicide Mission
Santo and the Golden Eagle
Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds
Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter
The Mummies of Guanajuato
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
Santo vs. the Vice Mafia
The Vengeance of the Vampire Women
Santo vs. The Riders of Terror
The World of the Dead
Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis
Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters
Santo Faces Death
Santo vs. Capulina
The Vampire and Sex
The Treasure of Moctezuma
The Witches Attack
Santo the Silver Mask vs. The Ring Villains
Operation 67
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
Baron Brakola
Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power
The Grave Robbers
Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler
Santo vs. the Strangler
The Diabolical Axe
Santo in the Wax Museum
Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain
Santo in the Hotel of Death
Santo vs. the King of Crime
Santo vs. the Vampire Women
Santo vs. the Zombies
Santo vs. Infernal Men
Santo vs. Evil Brain
Acting
1989
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: The Legend of El Santo
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Self (archive footage) (as El Santo)