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