One of the Rarest and Most Sought-After Movies
in the Santo Filmography...

        

Original Mexican Spanish Title: SANTO EN EL BARON BRAKOLA [Santo in The Baron Brakola]

director: Jose Diaz Morales
starring: Santo · Fernando Oses · Mercedes Carreno (Meche Carreno) · Andrea Palma · Susana Robles

      

If you are a Santo fan, then it's time to rejoice. Here it is! One of the rarest, most sought after movies in his filmography. A motion picture thought to be lost for many decades! And if you are a fan of Mexican starlet Meche Carreno (BLOOD ENEMY), this is the créme de la créme, her debut project.

After a wrestling match, Santo rescues security guard Luis from a vampire attack. The silver masked Santo soon learns that both he and Luis have been stalked by Baron Brakola, a resurrected vampire from the 18th century. Seemingly, both men (and Luis' daughter, Silvia) have been cursed by the vampire as a result of an old-world confrontation. In an extended flashback, the story of the Silver Mask Knight is told. He is an ancestor of Santo, dedicated to fighting evil in the 1700s. This Silver Mask challenges the unsavory Baron Brakola who has turned his wrath against the Matau family when they refuse a marriage proposal to their daughter. After a vicious battle, the Baron vows vengeance against the family that spurned him and their protector, El Santo. Today, Baron Brakola has returned to initiate his blood quest.

Legendary masked Mexican wrestler Santo was born Rodolfo Guzman Huerta in Hidalgo Mexico, 1917. Throughout the '30s he wrestled as a villain under the name El Hombre Rojo. In 1942, he became part of the 'Silver Masks,' a 3-member tag-team. He was El Santo; his partners were El Diablo and El Angel. Santo went solo ten years later. Churubusco Studios of Mexico City invested a large budget into SANTO VS THE VAMPIRE WOMEN in 1962, followed by a string of hit movies, including this rare film in 1967.

He retired in July of 1983. For 50 years, Santo had never been seen or photographed without his mask, but in January 1984, he - without warning - unmasked himself on the television program Contrapunto. Less than two weeks later, he died from a heart attack at age 66, February 1984. He was survived by his wife Eva Vadager and eleven children.