Santo
Actor, Film actor
1917 – 1984
Who was Santo?
Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, more widely known as El Santo, was a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, film actor, and folk icon. El Santo, along with Blue Demon and Mil Máscaras, is one of the most famous and iconic of all 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 comic books and movies. He is said to have popularized professional wrestling in Mexico just as Rikidozan did in Japan. Guzmán's son followed him into wrestling as El Hijo del Santo, or 'Son of Santo'.
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- Born
- Sep 23, 1917
Tulancingo - Also known as
- Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta
- The Saint
- El Santo
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Profession
- Lived in
- Hidalgo
- Died
- Feb 5, 1984
Mexico City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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