Santo, El enmascarado de Plata

Blue Demon and El Santo

Santo, Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras versus the mummies of Guanajuato

Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (*23 de septiembre de 1917 - † 5 de febrero de 1984) was better known as "Santo el enmascarado de Plata" ( Saint, the silver masked). He adopted his nickname in 1942. He was an actor and a professional wrestler. Maybe, he is the most famous wrestler in Latin America, and he also is considered as a legend of this sport in México. His career as a wrestler lasted almost four decades. He became a popular heroe and a symbol of justice because his character reached beyond wrestling and became a sort of super heroe. El Santo has his own comic book and starred 52 movies. The wrestling film genre, pioneered by El Santo, also had other popular wrestlers such as Huracán Ramírez (Hurricane Ramírez), Blue Demon and Mil Máscaras (One thousand masks). After Rodolfo Guzmán (El Santo) passed away, the youngest of his sons, Jorge Guzmán Rodríguez, adopted the name and mask of his father. He is known as "El Hijo del Santo" (The son of the Saint).