A look at why the unmasking of one of the biggest stars in lucha libre history, El Santo, was such a tragic moment for lucha ...

El Santo passed away in 1984, just a year-and-a-half after his retirement from the ring. Thousands gathered at his funeral to pay tribute to one of Mexico’s greatest heroes.

Celebrate El Santo’s 99 th birthday with these fun facts about the wrestler and ... He was buried wearing his mask. Not long after his funeral, which is said to be one of the biggest in ...

El Santo shot his first, “Santo vs. the Evil Brain,” in 1958, and went on to star in nearly 50 films including the most celebrated, 1962’s “Santo vs. the Vampire Women.” ...

1. He was a natural athlete. Born Rodolfo Guzman Huerta on Sept. 23, 1917, the man who would become El Santo grew up playing American football, baseball, ju-jitsu and then classical wrestling ...