Filmography for Santo, Demon,&Mil

[RoadWarriorYajuta]

All lists courtesy of Mexican cinema historian David E. Wilt and La Arena.

Note: films are listed by the year that production began, which is the Mexican standard for film dating.


[glow=red,2,300][shadow=red,left,300]El Santo Films[/shadow][/glow]

1958:
"Cerebro del Mal" (Brain of Evil)

"Santo vs. Hombres Infernales"(Santo vs. the Infernal Men)

1961:
"Santo contra los Zombies" (Invasion of the Zombies)

"Santo contra el Cerebro Diabólico" (Santo vs.the Diabolical Brain)

"Santo contra el Rey del Crimen" (Santo vs. the King of Crime)

"Santo en el Hotel de la Muerte" (Santo in the Hotel of Death)

1962:
"Santo contra las Mujeres Vampiro" (Santo vs. the Vampire Women)

1963:
"Santo en el Museo de Cera" (Santo in the Wax Museum)

"Santo contra el Estrangulador" (Santo vs. the Strangler)

"Santo contra el Espectro del Estrangulador" (Santo vs. the Spectre of the Strangler)

1964:
"El Poder Satánico" (The Satanic Power). Cameo appearance

"Atacan las Brujas" (The Witches Attack)

"El Hacha Diabólica" (The Diabolical Axe)

1965:
"Profanadores de Tumbas" (Grave Robbers)

"Santo contra el Baron Brákola" (Santo vs. Baron Brakola)

1966:
"Santo el Enmascarado de Plata vs. La Invasión de los Marcianos" (Santo the Silver-Masked One vs. the Martian Invasion)

"Santo el Enmascarado de Plata vs. Los Villanos del Ring" (Santo the Silver-Masked One vs. the Villains of the Ring)
Also starring Neutron (Wolf Ruvinskis)

"Operación 67" (Operation 67)

"El Tesoro de Moctezuma" (The Treasure of Montezuma)

1968:
"Santo en el Tesoro de Drácula" (Santo in the Treasure of Dracula)

"Santo contra Capulina" (Santo vs. Capulina)

1969:
"Santo contra Blue Demon en la Atlántida" (Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis). Also starring Blue Demon.

"Santo y Blue Demon contra los Monstruos" (Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters). Also starring Blue Demon.

"El Mundo de los Muertos" (The World of the Dead)

"Santo frente a la Muerte" (Santo Faces Death)

"Santo contra los Cazadores de Cabezas" (Santo vs. the Head Hunters)

1970:
"Santo contra los Jinetes del Terror" (Santo vs. the Riders of Terror)

"Santo en la Venganza de las Mujeres Vampiro" (Santo in the Vengeance of the Vampire Women)

"Santo contra la Mafia del Vicio" (Santo vs. the Vice Mafia)

"Santo en la Venganza de la Momia" (Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy)

1971:
"Santo contra la Hija de Frankenstein" (Santo vs. the Daughter of Frankenstein)

"Misión Suicida" (Suicide Mission)

"Asesinos de Otros Mundos" (Killers from Other Worlds)

"El Águila Real" (The Royal Eagle). This film is also known as "Santo y el Águila Real" and "Santo y la Tigresa" (Santo and the Tigress)

"Las Momias de Guanajuato" (The Mummies of Guanajuato). Also starring Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras.

1972:
"Santo y Blue Demon contra Drácula y el Hombre Lobo" (Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolfman). Also starring Blue Demon.

"Santo contra los Secuestradores" (Santo vs. the Kidnapers)

"Santo contra la Magia Negra" (Santo vs. Black Magic)

"Las Bestias del Terror" (The Beasts of Terror). Also starring Blue Demon.

"Santo vs. Las Lobas" (Santo vs. the She-Wolves)

"Anónimo Mortal" (Anonymous Death Threat)

1973:
"Santo y Blue Demon contra Dr. Frankenstein" (Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein). With Blue Demon.

"Santo contra el Doctor Muerte" (Santo vs. Dr. Death)

1974:
"La Venganza de la Llorona" (The Vengeance of the Crying Woman)

"Santo en el Misterio de la Perla Negra" (Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl). This film is cross-listed under the title "Misión Secreta en el Caribe" (1971)

1975:
"Santo en Oro Negro" (Santo in Black Gold)

1977:
"Misterio en las Bermudas" (Mystery in Bermuda). Also starring Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras.

1979:
"Santo en la Frontera del Terror" (Santo on the Border of Terror)

1981:
"Santo contra el Asesino de la T.V." (Santo vs. the T.V. Killer)

"Chanoc y el Hijo del Santo vs. Los Vampiros Asesinos" (Chanoc and The Son of Santo vs. the Killer Vampires). Cameo appearance.

1982:
"El Puño de la Muerte" (The Fist of Death)

"La Furia de los Karatekas" (The Fury of the Karate Experts). Also starring Tinieblas.

"Santo, la Leyenda del Enmascarado de Plata" (1992, "Santo, the legend of the Silver-Masked one") stars El Hijo del Santo and el Santo, but the character of Santo is played by Daniel García aka Huracán Ramírez


[glow=red,2,300][shadow=red,left,300]Blue Demon Films[/shadow][/glow]

1961:
"La Furia del Ring" (The Fury of the Ring). Billed as "Blue Demond". This is a wrestling drama, and Blue Demon has only a minor supporting role.

"Asesinos de la Lucha Libre" (Murderers of Wrestling). Western starring Miguel Aceves Mejía, and once again Blue Demon is just one of a group of professional wrestlers in cameo roles.

1964:
"Blue Demon--El Demonio Azul"

"Blue Demon contra el Poder Satánico" (Blue Demon vs. The Satanic Power). Santo has a cameo role in this film (both Santo and Blue Demon were working for Vergara at this time).

1966:
"La Sombra del Murciélago" (The Shadow of the Bat)

"Arañas Infernales" (Infernal Spiders)

"Blue Demon vs. Cerebros Infernales" (Blue Demon vs. Infernal Brains)

"Blue Demon contra las Diabólicas" (Blue Demon vs. the Diabolical Women)

1967:
"Blue Demon, Destructor de Espías" (Blue Demon, Spy Destroyer)

"Blue Demon en Pasaporte a la Muerte" (Blue Demon in Passport to Death)

1968:
"Blue Demon y las Invasoras" (Blue Demon and the Women Invaders)

1969:
"Santo y Blue Demon contra los Monstruos" (Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters). With Santo.

"El Mundo de los Muertos" (The World of the Dead) -- w/ Santo

"Santo contra Blue Demon en la Atlántida" (Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis). With Santo

1970:
"Los Campeones Justicieros" (The Champions of Justice). Also starring Mil Mascaras, El Médico Asesino, Black Shadow, Tinieblas and La Sombra Vengadora.

"Las Momias de Guanajuato" (The Mummies of Guanajuato). With Santo and Mil Mascaras.

1971:
"La Invasión de los Muertos" (The Invasion of the Dead) -- w/Zovek

1972:
"Noche de Muerte" (Night of Death)

"La Mafia Amarilla" (The Yellow Mafia)

"Vuelven los Campeones Justicieros" (The Champions of Justice Return). With Mil Mascaras, Rayo de Jalisco, Fantasma Blanco and Avispón Escarlata. Shot in Guatemala.

"Santo y Blue Demon contra Drácula y El Hombre Lobo" (Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man") -- w/Santo

"Las Bestias del Terror" (The Beasts of Terror) -- w/Santo and Mil Mascaras (partially shot in Florida)

1973:
"Triunfo de los Campeones Justicieros" (The Triumph of the Champions of Justice). With Superzan and Fantasma Blanco (shot in Guatemala).

"Santo y Blue Demon contra el Dr. Frankenstein" (Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein) -- w/Santo

1974:
"El Hijo de Alma Grande" (The Son of Alma Grande)--shot in Belize (former British Honduras)

1975:
"La Mansión de las Siete Momias" (The Mansion of the Seven Mummies). With Superzan (shot in Guatemala)

1977:
"Misterio en las Bermudas" (Mystery in the Bermudas) w/ Santo, Mil Máscaras

1989:
"Blue Demon el Campeón" (Blue Demon the Champion) w/ Blue Demon Jr.

[glow=red,2,300][shadow=red,left,300]Mil Mascaras Films[/shadow][/glow]

1966:
"Mil Máscaras" (September, only Máscaras film in B/W picture). Directed by Jaime Salvador. Also starring Malli Reyes and Dagoberto Rodríguez.

"Los Canallas" (The Swines); Directed by Federico Curiel. Also starring David Silva, Manolo Muñoz, Fernando Oses and Regina Torne.

1968:
"Enigma de Muerte" (Secret of Death).

"Las Vampiras" (The Vampire Girls / The Vampires)

1970:
"Los Campeones Justicieros" (The Champions of Justice). Also starring Mil Mascaras, El Médico Asesino, Black Shadow, Tinieblas and La Sombra Vengadora.

"Las Momias de Guanajuato" (The Mummies of Guanajuato). Directed by Federico Curiel. Also starring El Santo and Blue Demon.

1972:
"Vuelven los Campeones Justicieros" (The Champions of Justice Return). With Mil Mascaras, Rayo de Jalisco, Fantasma Blanco and Avispón Escarlata. Shot in Guatemala.

"El Robo de las Momias de Guanajuato" (The Theft of the Mummies of Guanajuato).

"Una Rosa sobre el Ring" (A Rose over the Ring).

1973:
"Leyendas Macabras de la Colonia" (Macabre Legends of the Colony). Shot in Guatemala.

"Los Vampiros de Coyoacán" (The Vampires of Coyoacan)

"Las Momias de San Angel" (The Mummies of Saint Angel). Shot in Guatemala.

"El Poder Negro" (The Black Power). Shot in Guatemala.

1977:
"Misterio en las Bermudas" (Mystery in the Bermudas). Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares. Also starring El Santo and Blue Demon.

1983:
"Hijo del Santo en Frontera sin Ley" (Son of the Saint in Frontier without Law). Also starring El Hijo del Santo.

1988:
"La Verdad de la Lucha Libre" (The Truth of Professional Wrestling)

1990:
"La Llave Mortal" (The Mortal Hold). Also starring Dos Caras, Kato Kung Lee, Scorpio Sr., Gran Hamada, Blue Demon Jr., Black Shadow Jr., "Brazo de Oro" Jesús Alvarado, Popitekus.

[Xenorama ™]

THe earlier ones are the best ones, having seen most of Santo's movies (suffered through his son's movies - no knock on HIjo, but they are bad).

[RoadWarriorYajuta]

I don't think they are so much bad as the cheese factor doesn't go well with good special effects!

[Torgaman]

Many people still don't know that Blue Demon used Alejandro Cruz [his best friend in wrestling] as a stunt double in action scenes in his earlier films.

[celamowari]

That is kinda surprising, but it makes sense in a way.

The thing that surprised me most about the filmographies is that I thought they would be bigger!

[Torgaman]

Blue was doubled to due an injury.Santo was sometimes doubled in scenes due to rushed shooting schedules,or as he became a bigger star they couldn't risk him getting injured.In SANTO FRENTE A LA MUERTE
there were alot of scenes using an obvious double due to the fact the film was shot in Spain[where Santo filmed his scenes]and Argentina[where the double played him.]

Remeber that men were ACTIVE wrestlers at the time they were making movies,so they couldn't be shooting
movies year round.Often films were shot back to back but released an year or two[maybe even more] apart.

[bobmonell]

I've been collecting some of these on the terrific RISE ABOVE DVDs, which present the films in often excellent prints with the original Spanish tracks and English subs. They play a lot differently and a lot better this way, in my opinion. THE DIABOLICAL AXE is my favorite, a moody, highly atmospheric tale involving the Inquisition, time travel and a black masked villain who chases Santo through the ages with the titular weapon. A very well made film and the b & w photography is really good. The later color ones are more comedic, a lot less atmospheric, but some have a high level of surreal touches, both intentional and not: see SANTO VS DRACULA AND THE WOLFMAN and SANTO IN THE TREASURE OF DRACULA. These DVDs are highly recommended and some come with informed liners by Mr Wilt.

[Xenorama ™]

Nice to see you again Bob, glad you made to the new board!

[bobmonell]

Thanks, good to be here. Got a lot of new stuff and two new books in the works to talk about. I'll be around!

[Xenorama ™]

Now where'd he get to?

[Xenorama ™]

just got two movies- VS LOS MONSTRUOS and Infernal Brains (I love that title). Monsters is subbed, but Brains is raw Spanish. Still, both look great on DVD, that's for sure.

[celamowari]

The latest issue of ALTER EGO has Fred Patten's article written in 1965(!) on Mexican comics and there are plenty of luchadores. Fred didn't have a huge knowledge of El Santo (even theorizing that the one in the movies might just be an actor!), but it's nice to see all of those Santo comics. There's also several covers from the NEUTRON comic, starring that famous faux wrestler.

Best of all, the flip cover of the issue (front cover is a George Tuska Christmas cover with the Silver Age X-Men) features El Santo as rendered by DAVE STEVENS. Oooh, it's nice.

Here is the issue in question if anyone is thinking of picking it up
www.twomorrows.com/alterego/43.html

[Torgaman]

On a dvd double feature the films CAMPEONES JUSTICIEROS and VUELVEN LOS CAMPEONES JUSTICIEROS will be released[or have been released],in both films Blue Demon leads four other masked wrestlers against the forces of evil.Mil Mascaras also appears in both films. ;D ;D

[Xenorama ™]

i think i have seen TRIUMPH OF THE CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE, which was enjoyable- even had a female luchadorette in the bunch, although i don't remember what she did, exactly.

any word on subs?

[Torgaman]

The woman was played by Elsa Cardenas,and she was the eye candy.


Most likely these dvds will not be subbed or have any
extras.Mexicans are barely getting into the dvd business
[in fact they completey jumped over the home video prerecord vhs tape market]so just be thankful the films are out on dvd.