Cartoon
Santo vs The Clones
The story
Santo vs The Clones (Spanish: Santo Contra Los Clones) is a 2004 Cartoon Network Latin American original animated series based on the wrestler El Santo. It consists of five short episodes, which were aired every Wednesday nights at 8:00 PM in Mexico, and also in other Latin American countries. It was created by Carlo Olivares Paganoni, a filmmaker, advertising worker, and cartoonist who previously created the Cartoon Network pilot Bobots. The series was developed by wrestler El Hijo del Santo, El Santo's son.
Synopsis
Set in Mexico City, Santo vs The Clones follows the adventures of the homonym wrestler as a superhero who must try to stop the plans of Dr. Clone, an evil scientist, who which is determined to kill him and simultaneously dominate the world by creating clones of his old enemies (through their DNA).
Canceled American show
In 2007, it was announced that an international version of the series was in development at Cartoon Network Studios. In 2008, the series was released as an unaired short pilot titled Mask of Santo. Carlo Olivares Paganoni and El Hijo del Santo returned as creator and developer, respectively.