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.

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 ...

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 ...