Santo vs. the Riders of Terror

Santo vs. the Riders of Terror

1970 · 78 min · ★ 5.3 · Western, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a group of violent lepers escapes from a sanitarium, - robbing several farms, residents of the town demand the the sheriff - take action. Meanwhile, a local criminal joins forces with the lepers - to commit even more robberies. As the disfigured madmen keep the - entire town indoors with its reign of terror, the sheriff has no - choice but to call on the only man who can help--legendary wrestling - superhero, Santo!

Directed by René Cardona · Written by René Cardona

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Santo vs. Evil Brain

Santo vs. Evil Brain · 1961

Santo vs. Evil Brain

MovieActionCrime

In his first film El Santo was still referred to as ‘El Enmascarado’. Rendered compliant by a scientist and his gangsters via a serum and mysterious rays, he is forced for the opening act to be a henchman for the evil forces who want to take over the world. The film has great historic value, due also to its impressive exterior shots of pre-revolutionary Cuba 1959.

Santo vs. Infernal Men

Santo vs. Infernal Men · 1961

Santo vs. Infernal Men

MovieActionAdventure

Agent Joaquin recalls his latest mission while lying wounded in an ambulance: Joaquin has infiltrated into a band of smugglers. When the villains learn the truth about him, they kidnap Jouqin's fiancee. Santo comes to her rescue and fights the band.

Santo vs. the Zombies

Santo vs. the Zombies · 1962

Santo vs. the Zombies

MovieHorrorAction

Masked luchador "Santo" fights against an evil doctor and his zombie army.

Santo vs. the King of Crime

Santo vs. the King of Crime · 1962

Santo vs. the King of Crime

MovieActionDrama

El Santo and his loyal friends will try to disarm a dangerous criminal organization.

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

Santo vs. the Vampire Women · 1962

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

MovieActionHorror

A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnapping her and marrying her to the devil.

Santo in the Hotel of Death

Santo in the Hotel of Death · 1963

Santo in the Hotel of Death

MovieActionHorror

Tourists visiting the pyramids in Mexico experience a string of deaths and disappearances while staying at a nearby hotel. Police investigators Fernando and Cornado are assigned to the case and attempt to solve the mystery with the help of reporter (and girlfriend of Fernando) Veronica and the wrestler Santo.

Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain

Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain · 1963

Santo vs. the Diabolical Brain

MovieActionAdventure

Investigators Conrado and Fernando take a leave of the absence from the police force to track down Fernando's girlfriend Virginia. Virginia, a reporter, has left town and is working undercover as a barmaid in order to interview Refugio Canales, a criminal and small town municipal president. Conrado and Fernando soon call their friend Santo for help.

Santo in the Wax Museum

Santo in the Wax Museum · 1963

Santo in the Wax Museum

MovieScience FictionAction

El Santo, the masked Mexican wrestler, investigates a series of kidnappings. He discovers that the mysterious Doctor Caroll is using the victims as part of his experiments to develop an army of monsters. Naturally, El Santo is able to overcome them all - with wrestling!

Santo vs. the Strangler

Santo vs. the Strangler · 1965

Santo vs. the Strangler

MovieCrimeAction

A mysterious killer has been strangling women in a variety theater, and the police decide to bring Santo into the investigation. Santo suspects the killer is hiding undercover as one of the theater employees and must discover his true identity before more women are murdered.

The Diabolical Axe

The Diabolical Axe · 1965

The Diabolical Axe

MovieActionHorror

In the Age of the Inquisitions, 1603, Santo, El Enmascarado de Plata, is being laid to rest by a group of monks. The Black Hood, an axe-wielder and a tormented soul who sold his soul to the devil after losing his love to El Santo, appears at the foot of his tomb and swears to seek his revenge no matter how many centuries it takes. El Santo is the chosen one and is sworn to fight for good and justice at any cost. After he finds his love, Alicia, dead at the hands of the Black Hood, El Santo must trust his faith and use his strength in this battle of good vs. evil.

Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler

Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler · 1966

Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler

MovieActionCrime

When El Santo defeated The Strangler, one of his most formidable foes, he never expected to see him again. However, thanks to Tor, the villain returns from the dead to seeks revenge on Santo.

The Grave Robbers

The Grave Robbers · 1966

The Grave Robbers

MovieAdventureHorror

Santo investigates a series of grave robberies.

Baron Brakola

Baron Brakola · 1967

MovieMysteryAction

Santo goes up against the vampire Baron Brakola, who has returned to seek vengeance on the descendants of the Knight in the Silver Mask (Santo's colonial era ancestor).

Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

Santo vs. the Martian Invasion · 1967

Santo vs. the Martian Invasion

MovieActionScience Fiction

In this Mexican sci-fi fantasy, big beefy Martians invade the earth. Ostensibly, they have come to warn people about the dangers of nuclear testing and exploring space, but their real mission becomes manifest when they begin using their special powers and gadgets to exploit weak earthlings.

Operation 67

Operation 67 · 1967

MovieCrimeAction

The silver masked Santo tries to stop a gang of counterfeiters who conspire to ruin the economy.

The Witches Attack

The Witches Attack · 1968

The Witches Attack

MovieHorrorFantasy

Santo must battle an evil witch and the demons and evil spirits she brings up from Hell.

Santo vs. The Ring Villains

Santo vs. The Ring Villains · 1968

Santo vs. The Ring Villains

MovieActionAdventure

Santo fights a group of phony spiritualists who are trying to scam his god-daughter out of her 6 million peso inheritance.

The Treasure of Moctezuma

The Treasure of Moctezuma · 1968

The Treasure of Moctezuma

Santo and Jorge Rivero team-up to stop an international syndicate from stealing Mexico's greatest treasure.

Santo in the Treasure of Dracula

Santo in the Treasure of Dracula · 1969

Santo in the Treasure of Dracula

MovieActionHorror

A woman travels to her past life with the help of Santo's past life regression machine

Santo vs. Capulina

Santo vs. Capulina · 1969

Santo vs. Capulina

MovieComedyAction

Capulina is a night-watchman in a warehouse, a perfect job for him. When some thieves break in and steal some crates, El Santo is after them because they are using the warehouse for diamond smuggling. Capulina hinders their capture. He then decides that he will put on a wrestler's mask and help El Santo to caputre the crooks.

Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis

Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis · 1970

Santo vs. Blue Demon in Atlantis

MovieMysteryAction

A Nazi scientist using the lost city of Atlantis as his home base threatens to destroy civilization with a nuclear bomb. The Nazi scientist wants the third Reich to rule again and if his demands are not meet he will follow through on his threat of nuclear annihilation. With very little time to spare Santo is enlisted to find the nuclear bomb, disarm it and end the Nazi scientist’s diabolical plan

Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters

Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters · 1970

Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters

MovieActionScience Fiction

Bruno Halder a sinister scientist seeking revenge against his brother and niece is resurrected by Waldo his faithful sidekick. Besides his minions of zombies Halder enlists the help of Wolfman, Franquestain, a Vampire, a Mummy and a Cyclops. Once again the survival of mankind is put in the hands of Santo

The World of the Dead

The World of the Dead · 1970

The World of the Dead

Santo and Blue Demon take on a 300-year-old witch with a nasty attitude. She raises a legion of zombies and sends them to fight Santo in his home and in the rings.

Santo Faces Death

Santo Faces Death · 1970

Santo Faces Death

MovieScience FictionAction

A group of international criminals steal a large emerald from a heavily guarded Colombian mine and they plan to sell it on the black market. Unfortunately, the evil Dr. Igor is also manipulating other criminals, as well as the ones who stole the emerald, for his own benefit. Santo, a Mexican wrestler/Interpol agent works with the Colombian authorities in an attempt to recover the emerald and to stop Dr. Igor and his subordinates, as well.

The Vengeance of the Vampire Women

The Vengeance of the Vampire Women · 1970

The Vengeance of the Vampire Women

MovieHorrorAction

The vampire women of Mexico have awakened to take their revenge on the descendant of the man who destroyed them shortly after they had emigrated to Mexico during the 19th century.

Santo vs. the Head Hunters

Santo vs. the Head Hunters · 1971

Santo vs. the Head Hunters

MovieActionAdventure

Famed wrestler/secret agent El Santo must venture deep into the Amazon jungle to rescue a girl who is set to be sacrificed under the full moon by the Jibaro Indians.

Santo vs. the Vice Mafia

Santo vs. the Vice Mafia · 1971

Santo vs. the Vice Mafia

MovieCrimeAction

Legendary masked wrestler El Santo must stop a criminal gang.

The Mummies of Guanajuato

The Mummies of Guanajuato · 1972

The Mummies of Guanajuato

MovieActionHorror

Satan, a wrestler who sold his soul to the Lord of Darkness for fame but was thwarted by Santo's ancestor, who is now rising after a hundred years with his army of mummies to take revenge.

Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter

Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter · 1972

Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Dr. Frankenstein and her assistant, Dr. Yanco, are going to bring one of their experiments to life in Santo Vs. Frankenstein's Daughter. She intends to use a monster named Ursus to do her evil bidding. Using a youth serum to retain their vitality, the doctors set their sights upon none other than El Santo. They need his super human blood to regenerate a stronger youth serum. They kidnap Santo's goddaughter, Norma and lure him into Dr. Frankenstein's lab where he is captured and enslaved. Will Santo make it out alive?

Suicide Mission

Suicide Mission · 1973

Suicide Mission

MovieActionAdventure

Santo must investigate a secret conspiracy involving a spy training camp, a brainwashing plot, and a kidnapped Nazi scientist.

Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds

Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds · 1973

Santo vs. the Killers from Other Worlds

MovieScience FictionAction

Santo, the crime-fighting wrestler, battles an alien monster who is controlled by an evil madman bent on taking over the world.

Santo and the Golden Eagle

Santo and the Golden Eagle · 1973

Santo and the Golden Eagle

MovieDramaAction

The rich landowner La Tigresa suffers several attacks and seeks help from Santo. The attacks continue but Santo protects and she falls for him.

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man · 1973

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man

MovieActionAdventure

After facing defeat at the hands of Cristaldi the magician, Dracula is back to seek revenge and rule the world. With the help of Wolfman and his legion of followers, victory seems eminent. Professor Cristaldi, a descendant of the magician, is warned about Dracula's plans and calls upon El Santo and Blue Demon in the hopes that they can put the infamous Count and the werewolf down for good.

Santo vs. the Kidnappers

Santo vs. the Kidnappers · 1973

Santo vs. the Kidnappers

MovieActionThriller

Santo goes to Ecuador to sit in nightclubs and watch stage shows, also to crack a counterfeiting ring.

Santo vs. Black Magic Woman

Santo vs. Black Magic Woman · 1973

Santo vs. Black Magic Woman

MovieHorrorAdventure

Santo, the saint of the wrestling ring, faces off against an evil voodoo priestess intent on making a more powerful atomic bomb!

The Beasts of Terror

The Beasts of Terror · 1973

The Beasts of Terror

MovieActionCrime

A young heiress is kidnapped by two aspiring thieves who are then captured by a mad scientist. It's up to the police, Santo, and Blue Demon to rescue them.

Santo vs. Doctor Death

Santo vs. Doctor Death · 1973

Santo vs. Doctor Death

MovieScience FictionAction

Masked Mexican wrestler and superhero Santo plays private investigator, called in by government officials to investigate the mysterious vandalism of a high profile painting. With the help of his two counterparts, he uncovers the truth behind an art collector/chemist who may be murdering female models.

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein · 1974

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein

MovieHorrorAction

Innocent women are being kidnapped and used as guinea pigs for a brain transplant experiment. The diabolical Dr. Frankenstein continues his quest to perfect his brain transplant operation to bring back his deceased wife at any cost - even if it means playing with the lives of others. El Santo and Blue Demon are called in to help when their friend Alicia becomes Dr. Frankenstein's next target. It'll take both heroes to go up against the dastardly doctor and go mano a mano with his super strong zombie Golem.

The Vengeance of the Crying Woman

The Vengeance of the Crying Woman · 1974

The Vengeance of the Crying Woman

MovieActionHorror

A masked wrestler joins a professor and his niece searching for an ancient medallion to help children. They face a terrifying mummy and a dangerous gangster who want the treasure for themselves.

Anonymous Death Threat

Anonymous Death Threat · 1975

Anonymous Death Threat

MovieActionAdventure

Men are turning up dead after receiving anonymous threats that include the date of their deaths. The latest person to receive one of these threats decides to call Santo the crime fighting wrestler for help. Santo must solve the mystery of the men's murders and confront a gang of Nazis operating in Mexico City.

Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl

Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl · 1976

Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl

MovieActionThriller

Santo fights diamond smugglers.

Santo vs. the She-Wolves

Santo vs. the She-Wolves · 1976

Santo vs. the She-Wolves

MovieHorrorAction

Also known as Santo vs. the She-Wolves

Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold

Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold · 1977

Night of San Juan: Santo in Black Gold

Santo is called in to stop robot terrorists from sabotaging oil supplies in Puerto Rico.

Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle

Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle · 1979

Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle

MovieActionAdventure

Beautiful Silvia and Sandra disappear mysteriously at the Bermuda Triangle. Santo, Blue Demon and Mil Mascaras, a team of super-heroes, go into action to try to find them. Soon they find out that evil Scientist Dr. Gro has developed a device to make people and objects to disappear blaming the famous vanishings of ships, airplanes and human beings on Mother Nature. Cast: Santo el Enmascarado de Plata, Blue Demon, Mil Mascaras, Silvia Manrquez and, Sandra Duarte

Santo and the Border of Terror

Santo and the Border of Terror · 1981

Santo and the Border of Terror

MovieActionAdventure

Santo goes up against a mad scientist and a ranch owner who are turning immigrants into mind controlled zombies.

Santo vs. the TV Killer

Santo vs. the TV Killer · 1982

Santo vs. the TV Killer

MovieAdventureAction

Santo takes on Magnus, who has taken control of television stations to broadcast kidnappings and other such criminal activity.

The Fist of Death

The Fist of Death · 1982

The Fist of Death

MovieScience FictionFantasy

In the far east the star of great power is stolen by an ambitious woman, who was jealous of the jungle girl who was sent by the gods, also succeeds in kidnapping her. This mission will only be solved by Santo, the masked man of silver who will have to save the girl and recover the star to return the tranquility to the town.

The Fury of the Karate Experts

The Fury of the Karate Experts · 1982

The Fury of the Karate Experts

MovieScience FictionAction

An evil priestess and her twin sister battle for control of a powerful crystal.

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The Vampire and Sex

The Vampire and Sex · 1969

The Vampire and Sex

MovieActionAdventure

El vampire y el sexy (or Santo in the Treasure of Dracula in its censored version) is a 1968 Mexican film starring El Santo and directed by René Cardona. The Vampire and Sex was filmed as the adult version of Santo in the Treasure of Dracula. While the censored family version was distributed in 1969, the uncensored version was not shown to the public until 2011 when it was discovered.

Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb · 1958

MovieFantasyFamily

A young boy born extraordinarily small must rescue his older brothers from a wicked ogre.

Two Mules for Sister Sara

Two Mules for Sister Sara · 1970

Two Mules for Sister Sara

When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.

Santa Claus

Santa Claus · 1959

MovieFamilyFantasy

Pitch, the mean-spirited devil, is trying to ruin Christmas. Santa Claus teams up with Merlin the Magician and the children of the world in order to save the day!

María Pistolas

María Pistolas · 1963

María Pistolas

Tomboyish gal becomes a player in the Mexican Revolution. Then: boyfriends.

Dos cadetes

Dos cadetes · 1938

Mama thinks one of her sons is going into the priesthood... but he wants to join the army instead. Naughty uncle from Paris help him get out from under Mom's thumb.

La vorágine: abismos de amor

La vorágine: abismos de amor · 1949

La vorágine: abismos de amor

MovieDramaRomance

It narrates the adventures of the poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia, a story of passion and revenge framed in the plain lands and the Amazon jungle where the two lovers scape from society, and which exposes throughout its plot the harsh living conditions of settlers and Indians enslaved during the rubber rush.

El corrido de María Pistolas

El corrido de María Pistolas · 1964

El corrido de María Pistolas

Sequel to Maria Pistolas. Comic-tomgirl member of Villa's army has boy trouble.

Aquella Rosita Alvírez

Aquella Rosita Alvírez · 1965

Aquella Rosita Alvírez

Traveling cowboy gets involved in political issues in a town he passes through. Also a romance.

El pequeño Robin Hood

El pequeño Robin Hood · 1975

El pequeño Robin Hood

Directed by René Cardona, and written by René Cardona Jr., «El Pequeño Robin Hood» is a 1975 Adventure/Comedy/Drama/Family film . René Cardona III and Patricia Aspíllaga are starring, alongside René Cardona, Arturo Cobo, Jorge Russek and Alfredo Wally Barrón.

Crónica roja

Crónica roja · 1979

After one is arrested - possibly unjustly - for murder, the lives of two brothers spiral out of control.

Asesinato en los estudios

Asesinato en los estudios · 1946

Asesinato en los estudios

MovieComedyDrama

During the filming of a movie an actor has to be attacked with blanks but dies because they were real bullets.

Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon

Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon · 1975

Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon

1862. Commodore Sir Francis and inventor Douglas initiated on behalf of the Royal Society of London Geography of a balloon ride under the command of Dr. Ferguson, who plans to cross Africa from east to west. But to accomplish this feat will have to overcome numerous adventures in which their lives are at serious risk.

El misterioso señor Marquina

El misterioso señor Marquina · 1942

El misterioso señor Marquina

The Yellow Mafia

The Yellow Mafia · 1975

The Yellow Mafia

MovieActionCrime

Blue Demon must stop an evil chinese gang and their reign of terror.

Vuelva el sábado

Vuelva el sábado · 1951

Vuelva el sábado

Young woman loses her secretarial job, so she tries to become a bill-collector.

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