ĭuring his career, he mainly wrestled for Mexican promotion Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, where he won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship, Mexican National Middleweight Championship, Mexican National Tag Team Championship with Rayo de Jalisco, Mexican National Welterweight Championship, NWA World Middleweight Championship and the NWA World Welterweight Championship. He starred or co-starred in at least 54 movies between 19. 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 luchador films and comic books telling fictionalized stories of El Santo fighting for justice. He is one of the most famous and iconic Mexican luchadores, and has been referred to as one of 'the greatest legends in Mexican sports'.
Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (23 September 1917 – 5 February 1984), best known by his ring name El Santo ( English: 'The Saint'), was a Mexican luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler), actor and folk hero.
