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

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Santo y Blue Demon contra el doctor Frankenstein

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Santo vs. la hija de Frankenstein

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Santo Frente a la Muerte

Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata

Santo vs. las mujeres vampiro

Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata

Santo en el hotel de la muerte

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El Mundo de Los Muertos

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Santo el enmascarado de plata y Blue Demon contra los monstruos

Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata

Santo contra hombres infernales

Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata

Santo en el museo de cera

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El hacha diabólica

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Santo contra Blue Demon en la Atlántida

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La Venganza de las Mujeres Vampiro

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Las momias de Guanajuato

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Santo y Mantequilla Nápoles en la venganza de La Llorona

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Santo el enmascarado de plata vs. la invasión de los marcianos

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Santo en la venganza de la momia

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Santo y Blue Demon vs Dracula y el Hombre Lobo

Santo (as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata)

Misterio en las Bermudas

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Santo en la frontera del terror

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Espectro del estrangulador

Self (archive footage)

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano

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Atacan las brujas

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Santo contra los asesinos de otros mundos

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Santo y el águila real

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Santo en Anónimo Mortal

Santo El Enmascarado de Plata

La furia de los karatecas

Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata

Santo contra los zombies

Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata

Santo contra el cerebro diabólico

Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata

Santo contra cerebro del mal

Santo El Enmascarado de Plata

Santo contra el rey del crimen

Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata

Santo vs. el estrangulador

Himself

Blue Demon vs. el poder satánico

Self (archive footage)

El Hombre detrás de la Máscara

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Santo contra la magia negra

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El tesoro de Moctezuma

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Operación 67

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Santo contra Capulina

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Misión suicida

Santo el Enmascarado de Plata

Las bestias del terror

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Santo vs. las Lobas

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Chanoc y El Hijo del Santo contra los vampiros asesinos

Self (archive footage)

Tales of Masked Men

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Santo contra el doctor Muerte

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Profanadores de tumbas

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Santo contra el asesino de la T.V.

El Santo

Santo contra los cazadores de cabezas

El Santo

El vampiro y el sexo

'Santo' El Enmascarado de Plata

Santo contra los secuestradores

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Santo contra la mafia del vicio

as Santo el Enmascarado de Plata

Santo el Enmascarado de Plata vs. los villanos del ring

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El puño de la muerte

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Santo en el misterio de la perla negra

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El barón Brakola

Santo el enmascarado de plata

La noche de San Juan: Santo en Oro negro

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Santo contra los jinetes del terror

Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata

Santo en El tesoro de Drácula

Santo(as Santo 'El Enmascarado de Plata')

Los leprosos y el sexo

(archive footage)

Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story

Self (archive footage)

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

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-09-23

Place of Birth

Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México

Also Known As

Hombre Rojo