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El Santo! Five Movie Nights of the Masked Mexican Superhero!

La Raza Galeria Posada

October 26-October 30, 2009

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Five Movies Starring "El Santo, Superestrella" Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (September 23, 1917 - February 5, 1984), more widely known as El Santo (the Saint), was a Mexican Luchador enmascarado (Spanish for masked professional wrestler), film actor, and folk icon.

El Santo, along with Blue Demon & Mil Máscaras, is one of the most famous and iconic of all Mexican luchadores, and has been referred to as one of "the greatest legends in Mexican sports." 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 comic books and movies.

Santo wound up appearing in a total of 52 lucha libre films in all. The style of the movies was essentially the same throughout the series, with Santo as a superhero fighting supernatural creatures, evil scientists, various criminals/ secret agents and so on. The tones were reminiscent of U.S. B-movies and TV shows, perhaps most similar to the old Republic Pictures serials of the 1940s.

Introduction by Dr. Fred Dobb, La Raza Galeria Film Curator! Popcorn, pretzels, soda, beer, wine served!