Acting · Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México · Born September 23, 1917
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.
MovieLa Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Man Behind the Mask
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTales of Masked Men
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
2004
as (archive footage)
MovieWWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieChanoc and the Son of Santo vs. The Killer Vampires
1983
as Santo
MovieThe Fury of the Karate Experts
1982
as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata
MovieThe Fist of Death
1982
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. the TV Killer
1982
as Santo
MovieSanto and the Border of Terror
1981
as Santo
MovieMystery in the Bermuda Triangle
1979
as Santo (as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata)
MovieNight of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold
1977
as Santo el enmascarado de plata
MovieSanto vs. the She-Wolves
1976
as Santo
MovieSanto in the Mystery of the Black Pearl
1976
as Santo
MovieAnonymous Death Threat
1975
as Santo
MovieSanto and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein
1974
as Santo
MovieThe Vengeance of the Crying Woman
1974
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. Doctor Death
1973
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. the Kidnappers
1973
as 'Santo' El Enmascarado de Plata
MovieSanto vs. Black Magic Woman
1973
as Santo
MovieSanto and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man
1973
as Santo
MovieThe Beasts of Terror
1973
as Santo el Enmascarado de Plata
MovieSuicide Mission
1973
as Santo
MovieSanto and the Golden Eagle
1973
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. the Killers from Other Worlds
1973
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. Frankenstein's Daughter
1972
as Santo
MovieThe Mummies of Guanajuato
1972
as Santo
MovieSanto in the Vengeance of the Mummy
1971
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. the Head Hunters
1971
as El Santo
MovieSanto vs. the Vice Mafia
1971
as Santo
MovieThe Vengeance of the Vampire Women
1970
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. the Riders of Terror
1970
as Santo
MovieThe World of the Dead
1970
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis
1970
as Santo
MovieSanto and Blue Demon Against the Monsters
1970
as Santo
MovieSanto Faces Death
1970
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. Capulina
1969
as Santo
MovieThe Vampire and Sex
1969
as El Santo
MovieSanto in the Treasure of Dracula
1969
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
MovieThe Treasure of Moctezuma
1968
as Santo
MovieThe Witches Attack
1968
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. The Ring Villains
1968
as as Santo el Enmascarado de Plata
MovieOperation 67
1967
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. the Martian Invasion
1967
as Santo
MovieBaron Brakola
1967
as Santo
MovieBlue Demon vs. the Satanic Power
1966
as Himself
MovieThe Grave Robbers
1966
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. the Ghost of the Strangler
1966
as Santo
MovieSanto vs. the Strangler
1965
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
MovieThe Diabolical Axe
1965
as Santo
MovieSanto in the Wax Museum
1963
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
MovieSanto vs. the Diabolical Brain
1963
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
MovieSanto in the Hotel of Death
1963
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
MovieSanto vs. the King of Crime
1962
as Santo El Enmascarado de Plata
MovieSanto vs. the Vampire Women
1962
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
MovieSanto vs. the Zombies
1962
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
MovieSanto vs. Infernal Men
1961
as Santo, el Enmascarado de Plata
MovieSanto vs. Evil Brain
1961
as El Enmascarado
