- published: 22 Feb 2015
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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 and 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. He is said to have popularized professional wrestling in Mexico just as Rikidozan did in Japan. Guzmán's son followed him into wrestling as El Hijo del Santo, or 'Son of Santo'.
Born in Tulancingo in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, to Jesús Guzmán Campuzano and Josefina Huerta (Márquez) de Guzmán as the fifth of seven children, Rodolfo came to Mexico City in the 1920s, where his family settled in the Tepito neighbourhood. He practiced baseball and American football, and then became interested in wrestling. He first learned Ju-Jitsu, then classical wrestling.
I dream of my tropical island
Down in the carribbean sea
The blue skies, the beach and the coconuts
Oh baby, and you and me
Listen to the conga
When they play the rumba
In my dreams I am dancing with you
Santo Domingo, place in the sun
Tropical island, island of fun
Singin' songs, ooh na, na na
Singin' songs of love
Summer nights together in Santo Domingo
The tropical night was falling
And darkened our hut of bamboo
Just lit by the light of the silvery moon
I made love that first night with you
Listen to the conga
When they play the rumba
In my dreams I am dancing with you
Santo Domingo, place in the sun
Tropical island, island of fun
Singin' songs, ooh na, na na
Singin' songs of love
Summer nights together in Santo Domingo
Listen to the conga
When they play the rumba
In my dreams I am dancing with you
Santo Domingo, place in the sun
Tropical island, island of fun
Singin' songs, ooh na, na na
Singin' songs of love
Summer nights together in Santo Domingo