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Santo

Actor | * 09/23/1917 († 66, 02/05/1984) | Tulancingo (Mexico)
Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (23 September 1917 – 5 February 1984), best known by his ring name El Santo (English: "The Saint"), was a Mexican luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler), actor and folk hero. He is one of the most famous and iconic Mexican luchadores, and has been referred to as one of "the greatest legends in Mexican sports". His wrestling career spanned nearly five decades, during which he became a folk hero and a symbol of justice for the common man through his appearances in luchador films and comic books telling fictionalized stories of El Santo fighting for justice. He starred or co-starred in at least 54 movies between 1958 and 1982. During his career, he mainly wrestled for Mexican promotion Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, where he won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship, Mexican National Middleweight Championship, Mexican National Tag Team Championship with Rayo de Jalisco, Mexican National Welterweight Championship, NWA World Middleweight Championship and the NWA World Welterweight Championship. Early in his career, he worked under a variety of ring names both masked and unmasked, before becoming El Enmascarado de Plata ("The Man in the Silver Mask") in 1942. Santo's brothers were also luchadores, with Black Guzmán being the ... ()
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Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta debutó en los cuadriláteros en 1934, pero su leyenda comenzó a tejerse el 26 de julio de 1942 en la legendaria Arena México. Aquella noche el robusto luchador -quien a lo largo de los años hizo carrera bajo los nombres de Hombre Rojo, Enmascarado, Murciélago II y Demonio Negro, entre otros- estrenaba una flamante personalidad debajo de una brillante máscara plateada. Había nacido Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata.La leyenda de Santo nunca fue producto de la casualidad. Su tenacidad y versatilidad en el ring le valieron el respeto de sus contrincantes y la admiración del respetable público que noche a noche llenaba los coliseos en donde el Enmascarado de Plata daba cuenta de sus temibles rivales. Fue rudo y técnico pero, ante todo, fue un peleador honesto que no tuvo que recurrir a trucos ni escándalos para acrecentar su merecida fama.De los cuadriláteros a las pantallas, la ruta que siguió Santo para convertirse en ídolo del cine mexicano lo condujo primero al mundo del comic. Gracias a la inventiva del dibujante y editor José Guadalupe Cruz, Santo fue el primer personaje fantástico de la literatura popular mexicana y uno de los más queridos, junto al legendario Kalimán.El Enmascarado de Plata debió debutar en el cine en 1952. En aquel año, la popularidad de la lucha libre en México iba en aumento gracias a las primitivas transmisiones de este deporte-espectáculo por la televisión. Al mismo tiempo, las historietas protagonizadas por Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata -impresas en aquel inolvidable papel color sepia- invadían los puestos de revistas de todo el país y vendían miles de ejemplares cada semana. Pocos años después, el tiraje de las aventuras de Santo llegaría a más de un millón de revistas semanales.

Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Horror | Adventure

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Movies with Santo as Actor(55)

as himself2012 Tales of Masked Men
as Santo1982 The Fist of Death
as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata1982 The Fury of the Karate Experts
as Santo (as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata)1979 Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle
as Santo1973 Suicide Mission
as himself1973 The Beasts of Terror
as Santo1970 Santo Faces Death
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata1969 Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
as Santo1969 Santo vs. Capulina
as Santo1968 The Witches Attack
as Santo1967 Operation 67
as Santo1967 Baron Brakola
as Santo1966 The Grave Robbers
as Santo1965 The Diabolical Axe
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata1965 Santo vs. the Strangler
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata1963 Santo in the Wax Museum
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata1963 Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata1963 Santo in the Hotel of Death
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata1962 Santo vs. the Vampire Women
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata1962 Santo vs. the Zombies
as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata1962 Santo vs. the King of Crime
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata1961 Santo vs. the Evil Brain
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata1961 Santo vs. the Infernal Men

Movies with Santo as Crew(6)

Production/Producer1974 The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
Production/Producer1972 Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter
Production/Producer1971 Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
Production/Producer1970 Santo vs. The Riders of Terror

Full Name: Rodolfo Moreno
Citizenship: Mexico
Born: Sunday, 09/23 1917 (September) in Tulancingo (Mexico)
Died: Sunday, 02/05 1984 (February) in Mexico City (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Spanish (ES, native language)
Other names for Santo (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Hombre Rojo"
"Enmascarado"
"Murciélago II"
"Demonio negro"
"El Enmascarado de Plata"
"Rodolfo Guzman Huerta"
"El Santo" (Pseudonym)
Santo frequently works together with these people:
Fernando Osés (35x, Actor)
Carlos Suárez (28x, Actor)
René Cardona (15x, Crew)
Federico Curiel (14x, Crew)
José W. Bustos (11x, Crew)
Alejandro Moreno (10x, Actor)
Nathanael León (8x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:712948, Added: 10/31/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024