El Santo

Acting · 0.6 popularity

Age

108

Movies

Born: September 23, 1917 – February 5, 1984
From: 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.

Works

58 films

The Vampire and Sex

19698.0

Suicide Mission

19735.5

The Vengeance of the Crying Woman

19745.6

Santo vs. Infernal Men

19614.3

Santo vs. the Riders of Terror

19705.3

The Man Behind the Mask

20137.5

Anonymous Death Threat

19755.1

Santo in the Treasure of Dracula

19696.0

Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter

19726.6

Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy

19714.9

Tales of Masked Men

20127.9

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

19624.2

Santo in the Hotel of Death

19634.6

Baron Brakola

19674.9

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein

19746.2

The World of the Dead

19706.0

Santo vs. the King of Crime

19625.0

Operation 67

19676.4

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man

19735.7

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano

202410.0

Santo vs. the She-Wolves

19765.2

Santo vs. the Zombies

19624.8

The Treasure of Moctezuma

19685.6

Santo in the Wax Museum

19634.6

The Fist of Death

19825.0

Santo vs. Doctor Death

19735.3

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

20047.0

Santo vs. Capulina

19696.8

Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power

19665.2

Santo vs. the Vice Mafia

19715.4

The Fury of the Karate Experts

19825.4

Santo vs. Evil Brain

19615.3

The Mummies of Guanajuato

19727.3

Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis

19704.7

Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

19675.7

Santo vs. the Head Hunters

19715.8

The Diabolical Axe

19655.3

Santo and the Border of Terror

19813.6

The Vengeance of the Vampire Women

19703.8

The Witches Attack

19686.5

Santo Faces Death

19705.4

Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story

20044.5

Santo vs. the Strangler

19654.5

Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler

19665.4

Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl

19765.0

Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle

19796.2

Santo vs. the TV Killer

19825.3

Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. The Killer Vampires

19834.6

Santo and the Golden Eagle

19734.4

Santo vs. Black Magic Woman

19735.2

Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain

19634.4

Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters

19706.6

Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds

19735.4

Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold

19774.9

Santo vs. the Kidnappers

19734.7

The Grave Robbers

19665.1

The Beasts of Terror

19734.3

Santo vs. The Ring Villains

19685.5