El Hijo del Santo

El Hijo del Santo

Born: August 2, 1963
in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Jorge Ernesto Guzmán Rodríguez is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler and political activist, best known under the ring name, El Hijo del Santo ("The Son of the Saint"). Guzmán is the youngest child, out of eleven, of Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, better known as El Santo, a professional wrestler, film actor, and Mexican folk hero. Jorge Guzmán's son made his debut under the name "Santo Jr.", the third-generation Guzmán to use the name "Santo". Jorge Guzmán's uncles, Miguel "Black" Guzmán, Jesús Guzmán (Pantera Negra) and Jimmy Guzmán were also wrestlers. Axxel, Jorge Guzmán's nephew, originally wrestled as "El Nieto del Santo" ("The Grandson of El Santo") but Jorge Guzmán owned the rights to the "Santo" name and objected. Guzmán has also followed in his father's footsteps, as he has starred in several lucha films. He made his wrestling debut in February 1982 under the name El Korak, but officially adopted his most famous ring name and silver mask in October 1982. During his career as Guzmán has worked for every major Mexican wrestling promotion including Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, Universal Wrestling Association and World Wrestling Association as well as stints with WWE in the United States as well as working in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, All Japan Pro-Wrestling and various other promotions. Early in his career he formed a successful tag team with Eddie Guerrero called "La Pareja Atomica", inspired by their fathers (El Santo and Gory Guerrero) teaming up from the 1940s to the 1960s. From 1998 through 2006 he also formed a very successful team with Negro Casas. Over the span of his career Guzmán has held various championships, most significantly the AAA World Tag Team Championship, Mexican National Middleweight Championship, Mexican National Trios Championship, Mexican National Welterweight Championship, CMLL World Tag Team Championship, UWA World Lightweight Championship, UWA World Welterweight Championship, WWA Tag Team Championship and WWA World Welterweight Championship as well as an honorary championship awarded by the World Boxing Council. He's also won the Leyenda de Plata tournament (held in honor of his father), the 1995 version of the CMLL International Gran Prix tournament and the 2004 Gran Alternativa tournament. In 1997 he was voted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.

Movies for El Hijo del Santo...

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
Title: La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
Character: Hijo de Santo
Released: March 28, 2024
Type: Movie
Lucha libre is part of Mexican culture, but how did something that was shown in circuses and fairs become a cinematic genre? Join us to learn about this trajectory.
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Cassandro
Title: Cassandro
Character: El Hijo del Santo
Released: September 14, 2023
Type: Movie
The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world but also his own life.
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Xico's Journey
Title: Xico's Journey
Character: Mr. Brown (voice)
Released: November 12, 2020
Type: Movie
The peace of a small town is endangered when a corporation wants to destroy the mountain that protects them. A girl named Copi and her best friend Xico, a Xoloitzcuintle dog, will go into the mountains to try to save the town.
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The Man Behind the Mask
Title: The Man Behind the Mask
Character: Himself
Released: October 22, 2013
Type: Movie
The 70th anniversary of the birth of El Santo and the wrestling debut of his son mark the starting point for which El Hijo del Santo will take us into his story. His family history goes beyond the ring through personal memories and records, and brings us closer to his childhood with a father who had a double identity, to the discovery of the hero at home, and the reasons for wanting to continue this legacy.
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The Son of Santo
Title: The Son of Santo
Character: Santo
Released: October 1, 2008
Type: Movie
This is the story of Juan, a boy who feels the opression of his social environment and the abandonment. He confronts this reality through the image of his prefered mexican superhero, the lucha libre wrestler and film star Santo. Juan also believes that his father secretly was Santo, so he feels a link to him.
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Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
Title: Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
A resurrected Aztec mummy conspires to manipulate men of power for world domination. Whether Mil Mascaras can be corrupted by the influence of his undead adversary is not clear, but the answer hinges upon the secret of his mask -- a mask which has been passed down to him from his ancestors since time in memoriam.
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WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Title: WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Character: Himself
Released: May 26, 2004
Type: Movie
Born into Mexico's first family of sports-entertainment, Eddie Guerrero's career choice was only natural. In the ring, Eddie was unbeatable. He was part of the most popular tag team in Mexico. Fans worldwide were captivated with his high-flying style. Soon, he moved to Japan and experienced similar success. After returning to the United States, Eddie faced a challenge he was not prepared for - addiction. Surviving a car accident that almost killed him, Eddie felt he was bulletproof, resulting in reckless behavior that put his life, career and marriage in jeopardy. Then it all fell apart. The true test of any man is how he handles adversity. In one of the most inspiring stories in the history of sports-entertainment, Eddie Guerrero not only regained his life, he surpassed his wildest dreams. This is his story.
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AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
Title: AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
Released: January 28, 2001
Type: Movie
The Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular took place on January 28, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and was a joint promotion between All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was themed around memorializing AJPW's founder Shohei "Giant" Baba, who had died in 1999. It was the second Giant Baba Memorial event and was subsequently followed by the Giant Baba Memorial Cup and the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament a year later. Ten professional wrestling matches were held on the event's card, including one that featured AJPW and NJPW champions.
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Santo: Infraterrestre
Title: Santo: Infraterrestre
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
The Son of Santo must defeat aliens who have been hiding underground on Earth in preparation for an invasion.
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The Best of Eddy Guerrero
Title: The Best of Eddy Guerrero
Character: El Hijo Del Santo
Released: August 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A compilation of Eddy Guerreros best bouts in Mexico, Japan and The United States as both the son of Mexican legend Gory Guerrero and the ominous Black Tiger.
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Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
Title: Living in Wrestling: History of Wrestling in Mexico
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1998
Type: Movie
A comprehensive history of Wrestling in Mexico. Starring some of the most famous Mexican wrestlers of our times.
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World Wrestling Peace Festival
Title: World Wrestling Peace Festival
Released: June 1, 1996
Type: Movie
The World Wrestling Peace Festival was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki, which took place on June 1, 1996 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The event was organized by Inoki to promote world peace with an interpromotional event involving major promotions from around the world. Forty wrestlers from six countries ended up taking part in the event. Inoki's home promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), as well as smaller independent groups, represented Japan, while World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) took part on behalf of the United States. Both of Mexico's top promotions Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) participated in the event, which was considered unlikely by many in the industry given their own heated rivalry.
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NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
Title: NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
Character: Hijo Del Santo
Released: November 21, 1994
Type: Movie
See some of the brightest international stars in New Japan Pro Wrestling in this compilation of hard-hitting action.
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AAA When Worlds Collide
Title: AAA When Worlds Collide
Character: El Hijo del Santo
Released: November 6, 1994
Type: Movie
On Nov. 6, 1994, WCW produced an English-language broadcast of When Worlds Collide, a pay-per-view held by Mexican wrestling company AAA.
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AAA TripleMania I
Title: AAA TripleMania I
Released: April 30, 1993
Type: Movie
AAA's first TripleMania event was held in Mexico City's La Plaza de Toros de Mexico City on April 30th, 1993.
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Santo: la leyenda del enmascarado de plata
Title: Santo: la leyenda del enmascarado de plata
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
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Santo: la leyenda del enmascarado de plata
Title: Santo: la leyenda del enmascarado de plata
Character: Man in Red
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
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The Incredibly Strange Film Show: The Legend of El Santo
Title: The Incredibly Strange Film Show: The Legend of El Santo
Character: Self (as Son of El Santo)
Released: October 6, 1989
Type: Movie
The late masked Mexican wrestler is profiled in this episode which provides an overview of Mexican wrestling n general, from El Santo's filmography to Rene Cardona's series of female wrestling films which starred Lorena Velasquez. Other Mexican wrestling luminaries such as Blue Demon are also profiled. Johnny Legend shares his dim recollections of hallucinatory encounters with El Santo movies via dubbed late-night television broadcasts.
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El hijo de Santo en frontera sin ley
Title: El hijo de Santo en frontera sin ley
Character: El Hijo del Santo
Released: May 15, 1983
Type: Movie
Bad Italian guy is buying all the land in a Mexican border town, for some reason, and his henchmen are killing anybody who interferes with him. Most of the town's men have moved to USA to escape him, so four comic-relief guys and a truckload of children take down the real estate gangsters, with a little help from two wrestlers.
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Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. The Killer Vampires
Title: Chanoc and the Son of Santo vs. The Killer Vampires
Character: Hijo del Santo
Released: April 21, 1983
Type: Movie
Chanoc fights alongside Santo's son against the Killer Vampires.
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The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
Title: The Vengeance of the Crying Woman
Character: Carlitos (as Jorge Guzmán)
Released: August 29, 1974
Type: Movie
Santo and Mantequilla Nápoles team up to end the curse of La Llorona by getting ahold of a special medallion. Unfortunately, La Llorona escapes in the process.
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Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
Title: Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy
Character: Agapito (as Niño Jorgito)
Released: December 9, 1971
Type: Movie
When Santo accompanies a troupe of archaeologists in the search for Aztec artifacts, they find the Mummy of an Aztec who leaves a warning to those who tamper with his resting place. The adventurers ignore the warning, and before long, the Mummy starts bumping them off one-by-one with his bow & arrow.
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Santo vs. Capulina
Title: Santo vs. Capulina
Character: (as Jorge Guzmán)
Released: December 4, 1969
Type: Movie
Calpuina is a night-watchman in a wharehouse, a perfect job for him. When some thieves break in and steal some crates, El Santo is after them because they are using the wharehouse for diamond smuggling. Capulina hinders their capture. Then he decides that he will put on a wrestler's mask and help El Santo to caputre the crooks.