Chanoc is attacked a good half dozen times before Carlitos and Tzekub stumble across a clue in a graveyard. Chanoc and his rescuer (he's switched back out of his mask by the time Chanoc comes to) spend the rest of the film obliquely closing in on the gang. El Hijo del Santo (in his civilian identity - he goes unmasked for 95% of the film, relying upon sunglasses to rather ineffectively conceal his identity) and HIS sidekick Carlitos (Carlos Suarez, possibly a reprise of his sidekick to the elder Santo in RA's earlier SANTO CONTRA EL ASESINO DE LA TV) are deep sea fishing nearby and save the hapless duo. Chanoc (Nelson Velazquez) and his comedic sidekick Tzekub (played with infinite annoyance value by Arturo "Cobitos" Cobo) are on the gang's trail but are almost instantly attacked and dumped into the sea. A criminal band is smuggling jewels and contraband. It's certainly athletic, but it's less visually entertaining than the various lucha moves that Santo traditionally relied upon. He only appears in costume in three brief sequences, including the introduction, and when he does appear, he relies on a series of high kicks and karate whoops to get the job done. El Hijo del Santo (The Son of Santo) plays his role more with an eye to the martial arts craze - which had begun to steal the lucha film's audience in recent years. The actual film which follows is rather minor fare, and is a bit jarring to fans who were raised on Santo's more traditional wrestling style. At this point, Santo himself is out of the film. Seconds later, he emerges, in full costume, to embrace his father. When the youngster agrees, Santo tosses a capsule which swathes him in smoke. ![]() Standing in a cave in which a silver mask is on display in a glass case, he briefly quizzes a young man (the character's son) in dark glasses as to whether or not he is up to the challenge of upholding the family tradition for upholding justice and fighting for the people. This film was intended as his masked son's entry into films, and El Santo appears on briefly in a rather unusual prelude. In his 60s, he had two additional features in his future, but by now he was beginning to slow down. Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.By 1981, El Santo, the legendary Man In The Silver Mask, had dominated the lucha libre (wrestling hero) genre for over 20 years.CMLL World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Negro Casas.AAA World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) with Octagón."El Heredero de la Leyenda de Plata" (The Heir to the Silver Legend)."El Enmascarado de Plata" (The Silver Masked One).When he graduated a few months later he made his debut as ”El Hijo del Santo” wearing the same sliver mask, tights and cape as his father.Įl Hijo del Santo has for worked for all the major promotions in Mexico including the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). ![]() He originally started wrestling as ”El Korak” because his father did not want him to turn pro before he got a college degree. El Hijo del Santo is the only one of Santo's eleven children to go into wrestling and is considered one of the best Luchadors of his generation. ![]() FebruEl Hijo Del Santo (August 2, 1963) is a Mexican Luchador and as the name indicates he is the legitimate son of Mexican legend El Santo.
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