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''And then there were the movies.'' Yes, the [[B-Movie|dozens of El Santo films]], where not even the ultimate enemy of rock-bottom production values could contain the sky-high ambitions of Mexico's most famous crimefighter. Over the course of a film career that lasted over two decades, Santo battled everyone from Martians to an entire extended family of Frankenstein monsters. [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|To modern eyes]], these quality of these flicks fall squarely into [[So Bad It's Good]] territory, but upon release, the films catapulted Santo to even greater fame and renown. They also made El Santo an international superstar, though more in Latin America and Europe than in North America, where only four of his films were released in English dubs.
The movies also featured Santo's [[Worthy Opponent]] Blue Demon, who in true wrestling fashion would [[Heel Face Revolving Door|switch from ally to enemy and back]] on a fairly regular basis. Take a gander at [[The Other Wiki]] for the full filmography, as well as [https://web.archive.org/web/20131122212013/http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/santo/ the Rotten Library's great "Santo" article].
Legends are invincible, but despite rumors to the contrary, Santo was indeed human. After nearly 50 years in the ring, El Santo's age finally caught up to him. Following a farewell tour against a who's who of Lucha Libre, the masked man retired in 1982 at the ripe old age of 64. In January 1984 on a nationally televised talk show, Santo unmasked for the first and only time in public, shocking his legions of adoring fans. It is widely hypothesized that the luchador knew his time on Earth was about to run out, because a little more than a week after the television incident, [[Too Good to Last|Heaven got its Saint back]]. [[El Santo]] was [[Becoming the Mask|buried wearing his iconic silver mask]]. Nowadays, his son competes in a similar mask, going by the name [[Meaningful Name|"El Hijo de Santo"]]--[[Legacy Character|The Son of (the) Saint]], as one of his grandsons, although not as "El Nieto del Santo" due to legal issues (he's not a son of "El Hijo Del Santo", but rather of El Santo's daughter).
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* ''[[Samson vs. the Vampire Women]]'' (English Title) aka ''Santo contra las mujeres vampiro'' (Santo vs. The Vampire Women, 1962)
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* ''[[Santo vs. La Hija De Frankestein]]'' (Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter, 1971)
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* ''3 Dev Adam'' (''[[Three Big Men]]'', 1973): Turkish film featuring extremely unauthorized and out-of-character portrayals of [[El Santo]], [[Captain America (comics)]], and [[Spider-Man]].
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