El Santo

Rodolfo Guzman Huerta made his debut in the quadrilaterals in 1934, but his legend began to weave the 26th of July, 1942, at the legendary Arena Mexico. That night, the sturdy fighter -who over the years made a career under the names of Red Man, Masked, Bat II and Daemon Black, among others - premiered a brand-new personality under a bright silver mask. He was born Holy, the man in the Silver mask.

The legend of Holy was never a 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 man in the Silver mask gave an account of their formidable rivals. It was rough and technical, but, first of all, he was a fighter honest that he did not have to resort to tricks or scandals to increase their well-deserved fame.

Of the quadrilaterals to the screens, the path that followed Santo to become the idol of mexican cinema led him first to the world of comic books. Thanks to the inventiveness of the artist and editor José Guadalupe Cruz, Santo was the first fantasy character of the popular literature of mexican and one of the most beloved, with the legendary Kalimán.