Acting
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.
Movies with El Santo
The Vampire and Sex
1969
Santo in the Wax Museum
1963
Anonymous Death Threat
1975
Suicide Mission
1973
Tales of Masked Men
2012
The Man Behind the Mask
2013
Santo vs. Infernal Men
1961
Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter
1972
Santo vs. the King of Crime
1962
Baron Brakola
1967
Santo vs. the Vampire Women
1962
Operation 67
1967
The Fury of the Karate Experts
1982
Santo vs. Capulina
1969
Santo vs. the Zombies
1962
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
1967
The Mummies of Guanajuato
1972
Santo vs. Doctor Death
1973
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
1969
Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
1971
The Fist of Death
1982
The Diabolical Axe
1965
Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler
1966
Santo in the Hotel of Death
1963
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
2004
The Treasure of Moctezuma
1968
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein
1974
Santo and the Golden Eagle
1973
Santo vs. Black Magic Woman
1973
Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis
1970
The Witches Attack
1968
Santo vs. Evil Brain
1961
Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle
1979
Santo vs. the Riders of Terror
1970
The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
1974
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man
1973
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
2024
Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
2004
The World of the Dead
1970
The Vengeance of the Vampire Women
1970
Santo vs. the Strangler
1965
Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. The Killer Vampires
1983
Santo vs. the She-Wolves
1976
Santo Faces Death
1970
Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power
1966
Santo vs. The Ring Villains
1968
Santo and the Border of Terror
1981
Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold
1977
Santo vs. the Kidnappers
1973
Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters
1970
Santo vs. the Head Hunters
1971
Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds
1973
Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl
1976
The Grave Robbers
1966
The Beasts of Terror
1973
Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain
1963
Santo vs. the Vice Mafia
1971
Santo vs. the TV Killer
1982