El Hijo del Santo

Outside wrestling Like his father, Hijo del Santo has also crossed over into other media. He is the subject of a comic book published and appeared on the Mexican reality show Día de Perros. He was also the star of a 5 episode animated series on the Mexican version of Cartoon Network titled Santo vs The Clones. In 2007, he became a spokesperson for Wildcoast, an environmental non-profit organization, and campaigned to save sea turtles on the Gulf of Mexico from extinction. He has also been involved in gray whale campaigns and Tijuana clean-ups on behalf of Wildcoast.

Films Hijo del Santo has appeared in several films, first with his father and then on his own or with other famous legends of professional wrestling in Mexico. In 2001 he starred in the film Infraterrestre, which received positive reviews from critics such as the respected Mexican film critic, David Wilt. In 2007 he appeared in the film Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (also known as Mil Mascaras: Resurrection), which also received positive reviews.

Personal life El Hijo del Santo embracing Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, as Santo Jr. looks on, April 2018 In March 2013, it was announced that one of Hijo del Santo's sons was going to travel to Japan to train in Pro Wrestling Noah wrestling school to prepare him for his wrestling debut under the ring name "El Nieto del Santo" ("The Grandson of El Santo"). The training started in May 2013 and he was set to return to Mexico three months later for his official in-ring debut. El Nieto del Santo was the first masked wrestler to attend the wrestling school, in honor of the lucha libre traditions and anonymity of their enmascarados. He made his wrestling debut in 2015, working under the name "Tempestad", before adopting the name "El Santo Jr." in July 2016.

Championships and accomplishments Asistencia Asesoría y Administración AAA/IWC World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Octagón Mexican National Middleweight Championship (1 time) Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) – with Super Muñeco and Ángel Azteca Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time) International Gran Prix: 1996 Leyenda de Plata: 1999 Pro Wrestling Revolution PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Blue Demon Jr. Southern California Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2005 IWC Legacy IWC Universal Championship (1 time, final) Universal Wrestling Association UWA World Lightweight Championship (3 times)

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