El Santo [236241]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.497
Birthplace:
Birthday: 1917-09-23
Deathday: 1984-02-05
Age: 66 years
Movies: 56
Links: Homepage, IMDB
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.

La Lucha Invade
2024-03-28
The Man Behind t
2013-10-22
Tales of Masked
2012-09-28
Chanoc and the S
1983-04-21
The Fury of the
1982-12-17
The Fist of Deat
1982-12-09
Santo vs. the TV
1982-09-10
Santo and the Bo
1981-08-06
Mystery in the B
1979-08-16
Night of San Jua
1977-02-08
Santo vs. the Sh
1976-05-13
Santo in the Mys
1976-02-26
Anonymous Death
1975-04-11
Santo and Blue D
1974-10-31
The Vengeance of
1974-08-29
Santo vs. Doctor
1973-12-17
Santo vs. the Ki
1973-12-08
Santo vs. Black
1973-10-04
Santo and Blue D
1973-07-26
The Beasts of Te
1973-05-17
Suicide Mission
1973-04-05
Santo and the Go
1973-02-22
Santo vs. the Ki
1973-02-01
Santo vs. Franke
1972-08-10
The Mummies of G
1972-02-03
Santo in the Ven
1971-12-09
Santo vs. the He
1971-12-02
Santo vs. the Vi
1971-07-01
The Vengeance of
1970-12-24
Santo vs. The Ri
1970-11-12
The World of the
1970-10-01
Santo vs. Blue D
1970-07-16
Santo and Blue D
1970-05-14
Santo Faces Deat
1970-04-23
Santo vs. Capuli
1969-12-04
The Vampire and
1969-07-24
Santo in the Tre
1969-07-24
The Treasure of
1968-07-04
The Witches Atta
1968-02-23
Santo the Silver
1968-01-11
Operation 67
1967-11-16
Santo vs. the Ma
1967-07-27
Baron Brakola
1967-01-27
Blue Demon vs. t
1966-04-27
The Grave Robber
1966-04-13
Santo vs. the Gh
1966-03-31
Santo vs. the St
1965-11-18
The Diabolical A
1965-08-27
Santo in the Wax
1963-06-20
Santo vs. the Di
1963-05-17
Santo in the Hot
1963-01-25
Santo vs. the Ki
1962-11-30
Santo vs. the Va
1962-10-11
Santo vs. the Zo
1962-05-31
Santo vs. Infern
1961-12-18
Santo vs. Evil B
1961-07-07