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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970321
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Filmography (Movies)
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/03/2024
The Man Behind the Mask
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/10/2013
Tales of Masked Men
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/09/2012
Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:26/05/2004
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/05/2004
Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. The Killer Vampires
Character:Santo
Release Date:21/04/1983
The Fury of the Karate Experts
Character:Santo El Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:17/12/1982
The Fist of Death
Character:Santo
Release Date:09/12/1982
Santo vs. the TV Killer
Character:Santo
Release Date:10/09/1982
Santo and the Border of Terror
Character:Santo
Release Date:06/08/1981
Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle
Character:Santo (as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata)
Release Date:16/08/1979
Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold
Character:Santo el enmascarado de plata
Release Date:08/02/1977
Santo vs. the She-Wolves
Character:Santo
Release Date:13/05/1976
Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl
Character:Santo
Release Date:26/02/1976
Anonymous Death Threat
Character:Santo
Release Date:11/04/1975
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein
Character:Santo
Release Date:31/10/1974
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
Character:Santo
Release Date:29/08/1974
Santo vs. Doctor Death
Character:Santo
Release Date:17/12/1973
Santo vs. the Kidnappers
Character:'Santo' El Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:08/12/1973
Santo vs. Black Magic Woman
Character:Santo
Release Date:04/10/1973
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man
Character:Santo
Release Date:26/07/1973
The Beasts of Terror
Character:Santo el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:17/05/1973
Suicide Mission
Character:Santo
Release Date:05/04/1973
Santo and the Golden Eagle
Character:Santo
Release Date:22/02/1973
Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds
Character:Santo
Release Date:01/02/1973
Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter
Character:Santo
Release Date:10/08/1972
The Mummies of Guanajuato
Character:Santo
Release Date:03/02/1972
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
Character:Santo
Release Date:09/12/1971
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
Character:El Santo
Release Date:02/12/1971
Santo vs. the Vice Mafia
Character:Santo
Release Date:01/07/1971
The Vengeance of the Vampire Women
Character:Santo
Release Date:24/12/1970
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror
Character:Santo
Release Date:12/11/1970
The World of the Dead
Character:Santo
Release Date:01/10/1970
Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis
Character:Santo
Release Date:16/07/1970
Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters
Character:Santo
Release Date:14/05/1970
Santo Faces Death
Character:Santo
Release Date:23/04/1970
Santo vs. Capulina
Character:Santo
Release Date:04/12/1969
The Vampire and Sex
Character:El Santo
Release Date:24/07/1969
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
Character:Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:24/07/1969
The Treasure of Moctezuma
Character:Santo
Release Date:04/07/1968
The Witches Attack
Character:Santo
Release Date:23/02/1968
Santo the Silver Mask vs. The Ring Villains
Character:as Santo el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:11/01/1968
Operation 67
Character:Santo
Release Date:16/11/1967
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
Character:Santo
Release Date:27/07/1967
Baron Brakola
Character:Santo
Release Date:27/01/1967
Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power
Character:Himself
Release Date:27/04/1966
The Grave Robbers
Character:Santo
Release Date:13/04/1966
Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler
Character:Santo
Release Date:31/03/1966
Santo vs. the Strangler
Character:Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:18/11/1965
The Diabolical Axe
Character:Santo
Release Date:27/08/1965
Santo in the Wax Museum
Character:Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:20/06/1963
Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain
Character:Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:17/05/1963
Santo in the Hotel of Death
Character:Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:25/01/1963
Santo vs. the King of Crime
Character:Santo El Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:30/11/1962
Santo vs. the Vampire Women
Character:Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:11/10/1962
Santo vs. the Zombies
Character:Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:31/05/1962
Santo vs. Infernal Men
Character:Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:18/12/1961
Santo vs. Evil Brain
Character:Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Release Date:07/07/1961
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