Person Details

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Aliases: Hombre Rojo , Enmascarado , Murciélago II , Demonio negro , El Enmascarado de Plata , Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta

Gender: Male

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Movie Involvements: 58

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
Average
6

Santo in the Treasure of Dracula

(1969) Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man
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6
The Mummies of Guanajuato
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7
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein
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6
Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters
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6
Santo vs. The Riders of Terror
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5
Santo vs. Doctor Death
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5

Santo vs. Doctor Death

(1973) Santo
Santo vs. the Martian Invasion
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5

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2013 Himself
2012 Himself
1989 Self (archive footage) (as El Santo)
1983 Santo
1982 Santo El Enmascarado de Plata
Santo
Santo
1981 Santo
1979 Santo (as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata)
1977 Santo el enmascarado de plata
1976 Santo
Santo
1975 Santo
1974 Santo
Santo
1973 Santo
'Santo' El Enmascarado de Plata
Santo
Santo
Santo el Enmascarado de Plata
Santo
Santo
Santo
1972 Santo
Santo
1971 Santo
El Santo
Santo
1970 Santo
Santo
Santo
Santo
Santo
Santo
1969 Santo
Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
1968 Santo
Santo
as Santo el Enmascarado de Plata
1967 Santo
Santo
Santo
1966 Himself
Santo
Santo
1965 Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Santo
1963 Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
1962 Santo El Enmascarado de Plata
Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
1961 Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production


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