Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 23, 1917
Died
Feb 05, 1984
Place of Birth
Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
Credits
58 titles
El Santo
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
Filmography
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
Self (archive footage)
The Man Behind the Mask
Self (archive footage)
Tales of Masked Men
Self (archive footage)
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Self (archive footage)
Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
(archive footage)
Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. The Killer Vampires
Santo
The Fury of the Karate Experts
Santo El Enmascarado de Plata
The Fist of Death
Santo
Santo vs. the TV Killer
Santo
Santo and the Border of Terror
Santo
Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle
Santo (as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata)
Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold
Santo el enmascarado de plata
Santo vs. the She-Wolves
Santo
Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl
Santo
Anonymous Death Threat
Santo
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein
Santo
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
Santo
Santo vs. Doctor Death
Santo
Santo vs. the Kidnappers
'Santo' El Enmascarado de Plata
Santo vs. Black Magic Woman
Santo
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man
Santo
The Beasts of Terror
Santo el Enmascarado de Plata
Suicide Mission
Santo
Santo and the Golden Eagle
Santo
Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds
Santo
Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter
Santo
The Mummies of Guanajuato
Santo
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
Santo
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
El Santo
Santo vs. the Vice Mafia
Santo
The Vengeance of the Vampire Women
Santo
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror
Santo
The World of the Dead
Santo
Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis
Santo
Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters
Santo
Santo Faces Death
Santo
Santo vs. Capulina
Santo
The Vampire and Sex
El Santo
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
The Treasure of Moctezuma
Santo
The Witches Attack
Santo
Santo vs. The Ring Villains
as Santo el Enmascarado de Plata
Operation 67
Santo
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
Santo
Baron Brakola
Santo
Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power
Himself
The Grave Robbers
Santo
Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler
Santo
Santo vs. the Strangler
Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
The Diabolical Axe
Santo