Cassandro
(2023)
Overview
The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world but also his own life.
Director
Roger Ross Williams
Writers
Roger Ross Williams, David Teague
Top Billed
Gael García Bernal
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Where to watch
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10September 20, 2023
Gael García Bernal is great in this entertaining biopic of the eponymous wrestler who rose from Texan oblivion and poverty to international acclaim. We learn fairly early on that he and his mother "Jocasta" (Perla De La Rosa) get by after his father abandoned them by working loads of different jobs and by him taking on the role of an "exotico" - a sort of "glamour" wrestler - in a makeshift garage where his job is to camp things up and then get b… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
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