This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. An exhibition honoring lucha libre legend El Santo opened in Mexico City ...
Viva La Lucha Libre! When it comes to Mexican professional wrestling, there’s one man that reigns supreme: El Santo! Sept. 23 would have been Santo’s 99th birthday, so get to know more about this ...
TIJUANA Mexio's wrestling icon El Santo embodied not only a mythical hero but what was good and moral in country that was profoundly changing at the time, according to a leading social researcher. The ...
El Santo was arguably the most influential luchador of all time. He was hero of Mexico, champion of lucha libre, and an accomplished actor as well. While it took the success of both a comic book and ...
When I visited Mexico in January of 2020, I remember walking through the mercado with my Abuelo and Ama. As we walked through the multiple stands with the commotion of the daily hustle surrounding us, ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Gustavo Martinez Contreras, The Associated Press TULANCINGO, Mexico — You may have never heard the name Rodolfo Guzman. But his silver-masked alter ego, ...
Friday’s Google Doodle images honor what would have been the 99th birthday of Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, the man who made Mexican Lucha Libra wrestling popular. Huerta was “El Santo,” or The Saint, the ...
El Santo is, perhaps, the most famous grappler in the history of lucha libre. WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero once wrote that “Calling him a legend doesn’t even do justice to how big he was. In his ...