Ok inspired by Mirek starting a Paul Naschy Film Database I figured why not do one for El Santo, I actually thought of doing this for over a
year but have been too lazy to do it so I will now begin one and any help others can contribute will be gladly appreciated. It will take me awhile to get to
all of Santo's 52 films but I will start off in chorological order so bear with me and note I'm no film expert like Mirek or Dr. Ling but just a fan
with too much time on his hands. So here goes and hope this will beneficial to some of you guys.
FILMS OF EL SANTO
1958
SANTO CONTRA CEREBRO DEL MAL (Santo vs. the Evil Brain)
An official DVD from Mexico by Optima Films in Spanish and no subtitles, also on a bootleg DVD-R (which I have not watched) of reportedly poor quality with
Spanish audio only.
SANTO CONTRA LOS HOMBRES INFERNALES (Santo vs. the Infernal Men)
A US DVD
from Ground Zero/Phoenix (official?) Spanish audio without English Subtitles. Also available on bootleg DVD-R Spanish audio and no subs.
1961
SANTO CONTRA LOS ZOMBIES (Santo vs. the Zombies)
An official DVD
from Mexico by World Media Marketing with Spanish audio which includes option for either English and French subtitles, also available on bootleg
DVD-Rs with Spanish audio only and at least one boot has English subtitles probably ripped from the Mexican DVD.
SANTO CONTRA EL REY DEL CRIMEN (Santo vs. the King of Crime)
An official DVD from
Mexico by World Media Marketing with Spanish audio which includes option for either English and French subtitles, also available on bootleg DVD-Rs
with Spanish audio only and at least one boot has English subtitles probably once again ripped from the Mexican DVD.
SANTO EN EL HOTEL DE LA MUERTE (Santo in the Hotel of Death)
An official DVD from Mexico by
World Media Marketing with Spanish audio which includes option for either English and French subtitles, also available on bootleg DVD-Rs with
Spanish audio only and at least one boot has English subtitles most likely ripped from the Mexican DVD.
SANTO CONTRA EL CEREBRO DIABOLICO (Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain)
An official DVD
from Mexico by World Media Marketing with Spanish audio which includes option for either English and French subtitles, also available on bootleg
DVD-Rs with Spanish audio only and at least one boot has English subtitles most likely ripped from the Mexican DVD.
1962
SANTO CONTRA LAS MUJERES VAMPIRO (Santo vs. the Vampire Women)
An official DVD
from Mexico by World Media Marketing with Spanish audio which includes option for either English and French subtitles, also available on bootleg
DVD-Rs with Spanish audio only and at least one boot has English subtitles most likely ripped from the Mexican DVD.
The US English dubbed version known as SAMSON VS THE VAMPIRE WOMEN was released on DVD by Beverly
Wilshire/Telefilms this apparently is an unauthorized release and of course the same goes for all the DVD-Rs of this K. Gordon Murray dubbing mess
where Santo was renamed Samson. Something Weird Video cancelled a DVD
double feature of the English dubbed version of this film along with another of Murray's English dubbing releases SAMSON IN THE WAX
MUSEUM but it appears some copies still ended up out on the market.
1963
SANTO EN EL MUSEO DE CERA (Santo in the Wax Museum)
An official DVD from
Mexico by Alter Films with Spanish audio with option for English subtitles, there's also a UK disc by Yume Pictures (official?) with Spanish
audio and English subs. A US DVD
release by Lions Gate pairs it with SANTO Y BLUE DEMON EN EL MUNDO DE LOS MUERTOS both films are in Spanish audio and without subs. Bootleg
DVD-Rs exist of both Spanish audio only and with English subtitles once again probably a rip of the Mexican DVD.
The US English dubbed version known as SAMSON IN THE WAX MUSEUM was released on DVD by Beverly
Wilshire/Telefilms this apparently is an unauthorized release and of course the same goes for all the DVD-Rs of this K. Gordon Murray dub. Something
Weird Video cancelled a DVD
double feature of the English dubbed version of this film along with another of Murray's English dubbing releases SAMSON VS THE VAMPIRE
WOMEN but it appears some copies still ended up out on the market.
SANTO CONTRA EL ESTRANGULADOR (Santo vs. the Strangler)
An official DVD from Mexico by Zime Entertainment with Spanish audio and no subtitles of this once believe to be lost film, also available on a bootleg DVD-Rs
with Spanish audio only and no subtitles.
ESPECTRO DEL ESTRANGULADOR (Ghost of the Strangler)
An official DVD from Mexico by Alter Films under the name SANTO VS. EL ESPECTRO DEL ESTRANGULADOR (Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler) with
Spanish audio and no English subs, also on DVD-R with Spanish audio only.
1964
BLUE DEMON CONTRA EL PODER SATANICO (Blue Demon vs. the Satanic Power)
A US DVD
release by Ground Zero (official?) with Spanish audio without English Subtitles of this Blue Demon film that only has a brief cameo by Santo, also
on bootleg DVD-Rs that have Spanish audio and no subs.
ATACAN LAS BRUJAS (The Witches Attack)
A US DVD release
by Rise Above Entertainment (official?) under the re-title of SANTO EN ATACAN LAS BRUJAS (Santo the Witches Attack) with Spanish audio and
option for English subs. Also on bootleg DVD-Rs under the film's original title with Spanish audio and no subs.
EL HACHA DIABOLICA (The Diabolical Hatchet)
A US DVD release
by Rise Above Entertainment (official?) under the re-title of SANTO EN LA HACHA DIABOLIC (Santo in Diabolical Hatchet) with Spanish audio and
option for English subs. Also on bootleg DVD-Rs under the film's original title with Spanish audio and no subs.
1965
PROFANADORES DE TUMBAS (Grave Robbers)
No official DVD but available on DVD-R with Spanish audio and no English subtitles.
EL BARON BRAKOLA (The Baron Brakola)
No official DVD but available on DVD-R with Spanish audio and no English subtitles.
1966
SANTO EL ENMASCARDO DE PLATA VS. LA INVASION DE LOS MARCIANOS (Santo the Silver Masked Man vs. The Martian Invasion)
Two official DVDs from Mexico one pressed by Videomax as part of their "Cine Mexicano" series with Spanish audio and no English subtitles, the second
is a resissue by World Media Marketing as part of the Santo Collection ("Coleccion Grandes Clasicos") series but unlike the previous 10 DVDs this one
offers no subs and in fact it features the same menu screen of the "Cine Mexicano" release with that series logo on the screen only the DVD's
cover art was changed to match it's "Coleccion Grandes Clasicos" series. A US DVD
was issued by VCI (official?) under the shorten title SANTO VS. LA INVASION DE LOS MARCIANOS (Santo vs. The Martian Invasion) with Spanish
audio and English subs. As with most Santo films this is also available on bootleg DVD-Rs under the shorten title (mentioned above) with Spanish audio and no
subs.
SANTO EL ENMASCARADO DE PLATA VS. LOS VILLANOS DEL RING (Santo the Silver Masked Man vs. the Villains of the Ring)
Two official DVDs from Mexico one pressed by World
Media Marketing is part of the Santo Collection ("Coleccion Grandes Clasicos") series that has Spanish audio with the option for either
English or French subtitles, the other Mexican import DVD is part of the "Cine Mexicano" series by Videomax with Spanish audio and offers no subs.
There's also a US
DVD by Distrimax (official?) with Spanish audio and English subs. A bootleg DVD-R titled SANTO VS. LOS VILLANOS DEL RING (Santo vs. the Villains
of the Ring) is available with Spanish audio and no subtitles.
OPERACION 67 (Operation 67)
An official DVD from Mexico by Zima
Entertainment with Spanish audio and no English subtitles and the same goes for the US DVD release by Laguna Films (official?). Also available on DVD-R with Spanish audio and no subs.
EL TESORO DE MOCTEZUMA (The Treasure of Montezuma)
An official DVD from Mexico by Zima Entertainment with Spanish audio and no English subtitles. Laguna Films (official?) released this film on DVD in the US with Spanish audio and no English subs and this same print was issued by
Pegassus Films on a LUCHADORES Triple feature DVD more info here.
Also on DVD-R with Spanish audio and no subs.
1968
SANTO EN EL TESORO DE DRACULA (Santo in the Treasure of Dracula)
An official DVD from Mexico by Zima Entertainment in a black & white TV print (instead of the original theatrical color edition) with Spanish audio and no
English subtitles. A US DVD release by Rise
Above Entertainment (official?) also in black & white that has Spanish audio with English subtitles. Also on bootleg DVD-R in black & white
with Spanish audio and no English subs. A special note here back in 2006 it was announced that missing footage from the racy version of this film known as
VAMPIRO Y EL SEXO had been found and that it would be
edited into an also newly found English dubbed version of the film onto a DVD release by BCI with the icing on the cake that it would be in color too but to date nothing has
been issued and no news from BCI in over year.
SANTO CONTRA CAPULINA (Santo vs. Capulina)
A US DVD by Laguna Films (official?) with Spanish audio and no English subtitles and this same print was released by Pegassus Films (a US
company that maybe related to Laguna Films) as part of a Capulina (Mexican comedian) triple feature. Also on bootleg DVD-R with Spanish audio and no English
subs.
1969
SANTO CONTRA BLUE DEMON EN LA ATLANTIDA (Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis)
An official DVD from Mexico by Alter
Films in Spanish without English subtitles. Issued in the US by Lionsgate as a double feature with SANTO Y BLUE DEMON CONTRA LOS MONSTRUOS both films are in Spanish without English subs.
Available on DVD-R as well with Spanish audio and no subs.
SANTO Y BLUE DEMON CONTRA LOS MONSTRUOS (Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters)
An official DVD from Mexico by Alter
Films in Spanish with English subtitles and this same print (with the English subs) was issued in the US by Hanover House. Also issued in the
US by Lionsgate (without subs and in black & white when it should be in color as the previous DVDs are) as a double feature with SANTO
CONTRA BLUE DEMON EN LA ATLANTIDA which also is in Spanish without subs. Available on DVD-R both with and without English subs, the version with subs is most
likely a copy of the Alter Films/Hanover House DVD.
EL MUNDO DE LOS MUERTOS (The World of the Dead)
An official DVD from Mexico by Alter
Films in Spanish audio and no English subtitles. Issued by Lionsgate in the US on a double feature with SANTO EN EL MUSEO DE CERA both films are in
Spanish only and without English subs. Also available in DVD-R in Spanish and no English subs.
SANTO CONTRA LOS CAZADORES DE CABEZAS (Santo vs. the Head Hunters)
A US DVD release by Laguna Films (official?) with Spanish audio and no English subtiles and this same version was issued by Pegassus Films on a LUCHADORES
Triple feature DVD more info here. Also on DVD-R
in Spanish and no English subs.
SANTO FRENTE A LA MUERTE (Santo Faces Death)
Three DVD releases in the US the first is by Tekila Films (offiical?), the second is by Rebel Crew Films (official) and the third is a reissue by Tekila Films
into a Luchador Triple Feature with two non-Santo movies more info here, all three US release are in Spanish audio and no English subtitles. Also on DVD-R in Spanish and no subs.
1970
SANTO CONTRA LOS JINETES DEL TERROR (Santo vs. the Riders of Terror)
An official DVD from Mexico by Zima Entertainment with Spanish audio and no English subtitles and issued in the US by Rise Above
Entertainment (official?) in Spanish with English subs. Also available on DVD-R with Spanish audio and no English subs.
LA VENGANZA DE LAS MUJERES VAMPIRO (The Vengeance of the Vampire Women)
An official DVD from Mexico by World
Media Marketing as SANTO EN LA VENGANZA DE LAS MUJERES VAMPIRO with Spanish audio and option for either English or French subtitles. Also
available on DVD-R as both Spanish with no subs and in Spanish with English subs probably sourced from the Mexican import DVD.
SANTO CONTRA LA MAFIA DEL VICIO (Santo vs. the Vice Mafia)
An official DVD from Mexico by World Media
Marketing with Spanish audio and option for either English or French subtitles. Also available on DVD-R as both Spanish with no subs and in Spanish
with English subs probably sourced from the Mexican import DVD.
SANTO EN LA VENGANZA DE LA MOMIA (Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy)
An official DVD from Mexico by Zima
Entertainment in Spanish audio and no English subtitles. Issued in the US by Rise Above Emtertainment (official?) in Spanish with English subs. Also
on DVD-R in Spanish and no subs.
LA MOMIAS DE GUANAJUATO (The Mummies of Guanajuato)
An official DVD from Mexico by World Media Marketing is part of the Santo Collection ("Coleccion Grandes Clasicos") series that has Spanish audio
with the option for either English or French subtitles. Also on DVD-R both in Spanish without subs and in Spanish with English subs probably a copy of the
Mexican DVD.
1971
SANTO CONTRA LA HIJA DE FRANKENSTEIN (Santo vs. the Frankenstein's Daughter)
An official DVD from Mexico by Zima Entertainment in Spanish audio without English subtitles. A DVD was issued in the US by Rise
Above Entertainment (official?) in Spanish with English subs. I have yet to see a DVD-R of this one but I wouldn't be surprise if there's a
dupe of US DVD somewhere out there.
MISION SUICIDA (Suicide Mission)
A DVD issued in the US by Oxxo Films (official?) with Spanish audio and no English subtitles. Also on DVD-R in Spanish without subs.
SANTO CONTRA LOS ASESINOS DE OTROS MUNDOS (Santo vs. the Murderers from Other Worlds)
An official DVD from Mexico by Alter Films in Spanish audio without English subtitles. A DVD issued in the US by Xenon (official?) in Spanish without English subs. Also on DVD-R in Spanish and no subs.
EL AGUILA REAL (The Royal Eagle)
An official DVD from Mexico by Alter Films under the title SANTO Y EL AGUILA REAL in Spanish audio without English subtitles. Issued on DVD in the US by
Vanguard Cinema(official?) with a cover art title of SANTO Y LA TIGRESA: EL SANTO - THE ROYAL EAGLE but actual title on the film print is the original
one Spanish, the disc is in Spanish with English subs. Also on DVD-R under the original title in Spanish and no subs.
1972
SANTO Y BLUE DEMON CONTRA DRACULA Y EL HOMBRE LOBO (Santo and Blue Demon v. dracula and the Wolf Man)
An official DVD from Mexico by Zima Entertainment in Spanish audio without English subtitles. A DVD was issued in the US by Rise Above Entertainment
(official?) in Spanish with English subs. Also on DVD-R in Spanish and no subs.
SANTO CONTRA LOS SECUESTRADORES (Santo vs. the Kidnappers)
An official DVD from Mexico by Dvdvision with Spanish audio without English Subtitles. Issued in the US by G-Ten Corp/I.M. Records (official?) in Spanish and
no English subs. Also on DVD-R in Spanish and no subs.
SANTO CONTRA LA MAGIA NEGRA (Santo vs. Black Magic)
An official DVD from Mexico by World Media Marketing is part of the Santo Collection ("Coleccion Grandes Clasicos") series that has Spanish audio
with the option for either English or French subtitles. Also on DVD-R both in Spanish without subs and in Spanish with English subs probably a copy of the
Mexican DVD.
LAS BESTIAS DEL TERROR (The Beasts of Terror)
An official DVD from Mexico by World Media Marketing under the title SANTO CONTRA LAS BESTIAS DEL TERROR is part of the Santo Collection
("Coleccion Grandes Clasicos") series that has Spanish audio with the option for either English or French subtitles. Also on DVD-R both in Spanish
without subs (under the original title) and in Spanish with English subs (under the title SANTO Y BLUE DEMON CONTRA LAS BESTIAS DEL TERROR) probably a
copy of the Mexican DVD.
SANTO VS. LA LOBAS (Santo vs. the She Wolves)
An official DVD from Mexico by Alter Films with Spanish audio and with English subtitles. Issued in the UK by Yume Pictures (official?) with Spanish audio and
English subs. Also on DVD-R in both Spanish and no subs and in Spanish with English subs which is probably copied from the Mexican DVD.
ANONIMO MORTAL (Anonymous Death Threat)
An official DVD from Alter Films with Spanish audio without English subtitles. Also on DVD-R in Spanish without subs.
1973
SANTO Y BLUE DEMON CONTRA EL DR. FRANKENSTEIN (Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein)
An official DVD from Mexico by Zima Entertainment with Spanish audio and no English subtitles as both a single disc release and in a 3 movie set named "El
Santo Coleccion Vol. II" which also contains SANTO EN LA FRONTERA DEL TERROR and SANTO VS. EL ASESINO DE LA TELEVISION. A DVD issued in the
US by Rise Above Entertainment (official?) with Spanish audio and English subs. Also on DVD-R in Spanish without subtitles.
SANTO CONTRA EL DOCTOR MUERTE (Santo vs Doctor Death)
An official DVD from Mexico by Dvdvision in Spanish and no English subtitles. A DVD issued in the US by G-Ten Corp/I.M. Records in Spanish without subs.
Available on DVD-R in Spanish without subs and also as an English dubbed version known as MASKED MAN STRIKES AGAIN (or SANTO STRIKES AGAIN) that was
done for Canadian television.
1974
SANTO EN EL MISTERIO DE LA PERLA NEGRA (Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl)
A DVD release in the US by Oxxo Films (official?) with Spanish audio and without English subtitles. Also available on DVD-R in Spanish and no subs.
LA VENGANZA DE LA LLORONA (Vengeance of the Crying Woman)
A DVD issued in the US by Rise Above Entertainment (offcial?) under the name SANTO (Y MANTEQUILLA NAPOLES) EN LA VENGANZA DE LA LLORONA with Spanish
audio and English subtitles. Also on DVD-R in Spanish and subs.
1975
SANTO EN ORO NEGRO (Santo in Black Gold)
A DVD release in the US by Oxxo Films (official?) as SANTO EN ORO NEGRO: LA NOCHE DE SAN JUAN in Spanish without English subtitles and oddly on the
cover is a photo of El Hijo del Santo who doesn't appear here. Also available on DVD-R in Spanish audio without subs.
1977
MISTERIO EN LAS BERMUDAS (Mystery in Bermuda)
Several US DVD releases are available the one of most interest (especially to non-Spanish speaking fans) is the 2006 BCI release as a Lucha Libre Double Feature with the Blue Demon & Mil Mascaras film CAMPEONES JUSTICIEROS (The Champions of
Justice) as both films are presented in Spanish with English subtitles. BCI has issued this film on at least three other Double Feature or
Compilation Sets: In 2005 as
LUCHADORES ENMASCARDOS Double Feature with EL CASTILLO DE LAS MOMIAS DE GUANAJUATO (The Castle of the Mummies of
Guanjuato) both in Spanish without subtitles, in 2006 as LOS LUCHAORES
INVENCIBLES a six movie set in which all films are in Spanish without subs and in 2008 as CLASICAS DE LA LUCHA LIBRE another six movie set which I have not seen but I believe all the films (perhaps the same lineup as the 2006
six movie set) are in Spanish without subs. A single movie US DVD
release also exists from Ground Zero and it's in Spanish without subs. All bootleg DVD-Rs of this film are in Spanish without subs.
1979
SANTO EN LA FRONTERA DEL TERROR (Santo on the Border of Terror)
An official DVD from Mexico by Zima Entertainment with Spanish audio and no English subtitles. A DVD release in the US by Rise Above Entertainment (official?)
in Spanish with English subtitles. Also on bootleg DVD-R in Spanish and no subs.
1981
SANTO CONTRA EL ASESINO DE LA TELEVISION (Santo vs. the TV Killer)
An official DVD from Mexico by Alter Films with Spanish audio and no English subtitles. Also on bootleg DVD-R in Spanish and no subs.
CHANOC Y EL HIJO DEL SANTO CONTRA LOS VAMPIROS (Chanoc and El Hijo del santo vs. the Killer Vampires)
No official DVD release of this film where Santo only makes a cameo as his son El Hijo del Santo stars here. This movie is available on DVD-R in Spanish and no
English subtitles.
EL PUNO DE LA MUERTE (The Fist of Death)
No official DVD release but available on DVD-R in Spanish and no English subtitles.
LA FURIA DE LOS KARATECAS (The Fury of the Karate Experts)
No official DVD release but available on DVD-R in Spanish and no English subtitles.
BTW I'm using David Wilt's (aka Dr. Ling) brilliant The Films of El Santo website as a guide for listing the
films in chronological orders as IMDB is incredibly unreliable when it comes to dates of Mexican films.
FILMS OF EL HIJO DEL SANTO
1981
CHANOC Y EL HIJO DEL SANTO CONTRA LOS VAMPIROS (Chanoc and El Hijo del santo vs. the Killer Vampires)
No offical DVD but available on DVD-R in Spanish and no English subtitles.
1982
EL HIJO DEL SANTO EN LA FRONTERA SIN LEY (Son of Santo in the Lawless Border)
A US DVD by Media Trading Network (official?) in Spanish audio and no English subtitles.
1992
SANTO: LA LEYENDA DEL ENMASCARADO DE PLATA (Santo: The Legend of the Man in the Silver Mask)
An official US DVD by Oxxo Films with Spanish audio and no English subtitles.
2000
SANTO, EL ENMASCARADO DE PLATA: INFRATERRESTRE (Santo, the Silver Masked Man: Infraterrestrial)
An official US DVD by Eise Above Entertainment with Spanish audio and English Subtitles.
BTW I'm using El Hijo del Santo's own site for the dates of his films.
IMPOSTER SANTO FILMS (Movies with guys trying to pass themselves off as Santo)
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