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| It's difficult to explain Blue Demon and his legacy. The luchadores of the 50's and 60's were more than just popular atheletes, they were real-life giants. They represented truth justice (in er...the mexican way). The biggest (most popular) luchadore was El Santo, who in more Americanised terms would be akin to a real-life Superman. In this context- Blue Demon would be the equivelent of Batman. The two luchadores (who would later become firm movie allies) were the biggest drawing versus bouts. In fact, the under-dog Demon defeated Santo in a high profile match in 1953. Even in his later years, Blue Demon remained a powerful force in the world of lucha, and even trained up his adopted son as his successor (Blue Demon jr).Throughout his whole career was never once un masked. Even his public appearances, he would appear in a specially designed formal mask, complete with sequins. It was only when a book about his life (published after his death) was realeased, did the public finally find out what he really looked like under his forbading mask! The Blue one, finally succumbed to a heart attack on his way to the gym (which he did daily) aged 78. R.I.P. BIG FELLA! |
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| All the members of Blue Demon have an unhealthy interest in weird and wonderful movies from all manner of places from around the globe. In particular, the Mexican horror movie indusrty that flourished in the late 50's and ran through to the mid to late 70's. Films like the Brainiac and Living Head are classics in their own right. Somewhere along the line, some shrewd producer had the genius idea of combining this money spinning industry with another of Mexico's growth pastimes-the wild world of lucha libr�. Initially, these movies were simple action films featuring El Santo and Neutron. As these films progressed, the producers added wilder and wilder elements and soon Blue Demon and Co. were facing off against the likes of Dracula, Frankenstein, the wolfman and assorted 'classic' monsters. There is nothing else like these films around. The majority were never intended for export (only about 4 were ever dubbed) and remain highly obscure little gems, largely forgotten by cinema historians. Head over to the links section for more info- and in particular, track down a company called RISE ABOVE, who are in due course releasing the whole shebang on DVD-with subtitles!! |
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| 24/04/1922 - 16/12/2000 |
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