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After his death, a statue of El Santo was erected in his home town of Tulancingo and other statues have been created since then. [3] Santo's youngest son with his first wife, Jorge carries on the legend of the Silver Mask, wrestling as El Hijo del Santo wearing the silver mask, cape and outfit that is very close to what his father used to wear ...
El Santo (right) with Mantequilla Nápoles during the filming of Santo en la venganza de la Llorona (1974). El Santo ("The Saint") was a luchador enmascarado ("masked professional wrestler") who portrayed a fictionalized version of himself in numerous luchador films from 1961 to 1984.
The best known luchador film made outside of Mexico is 1962's Santo vs. Las Mujeres Vampiro ("Samson vs. the Vampire Women"), which was featured in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Las Luchadoras ("The Wrestling Women") appeared in six films, the most famous being The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy (1964) and Doctor of Doom ...
The match was one of the main reasons wrestling promoter Salvador Lutteroth started to build Arena Mexico as so many people had been unable to get tickets for the show. The match was so popular that it caused El Santo to turn tecnico and was the starting point of a wrestling and movie career that made El Santo Mexico's most beloved wrestler. [1]
Other legendary luchadores who helped popularize the sport include Gory Guerrero, who is credited with developing moves and holds which are now commonplace in professional wrestling; Blue Demon, a contemporary of Santo and possibly his greatest rival; and Mil Máscaras (Man of A Thousand Masks), who is credited with introducing the high flying ...
To convey the theme, Oregel has hired Isaac Tapia and Rodrigo Alvarez of IT-RA Icons to paint the business inside and out. Famous luchadores like El Santo and Blue Demon stand tall in a caged ...
El Santo, real name Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (September 23, 1917 – February 5, 1984), was an active wrestler from 1934 until 1982, who also starred in over 50 lucha films between 1958 and 1982. Through his popularity and the roles he played in his films, El Santo became a Mexican folk hero and became a symbol of Mexican wrestling across the world.
Blue Demon vs. El Santo September 27, 1953: Mexico City, Mexico: Plaza de Toros: 28,000 Blue Demon (c) vs. El Santo for the NWA World Welterweight Championship [10] 4. EMLL: Blue Demon vs. El Santo July 25, 1953: Mexico City, Mexico: Plaza de Toros: 25,000 Blue Demon vs. El Santo in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match [18] EMLL: Blue Demon vs. Tony ...