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