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Cassandro
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.
2023 · Directed by Roger Ross Williams · 106 min · Drama · Screenplay in the scene database · 7 frames
Tagline
Changing the game, one match at a time.
Plot
In the late 1980s, gay wrestler Saúl Armendáriz lives in El Paso, Texas with his mother, regularly crossing the border to Ciudad Juárez to participate in professional wrestling matches. He begins wrestling as 'El Topo' until he meets a new trainer, Sabrina, who inspires him to compete as an exótico and trains him to be a winner within this role. He develops the identity of 'Cassandro' and begins to confront elements of his identity and explore his personal relationships whilst gaining a reputation for himself within lucha libre.
Plot summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
Crew
- Screenplay: Roger Ross Williams, David Teague
- Cinematography: Matías Penachino
- Edited by: Affonso Gonçalves, Sabine Hoffman, Yibrán Asuad
- Music: Marcelo Zarvos
- Production design: JC Molina
- Produced by: David Bloomfield, Julie Goldman, Todd Black, Ted Hope
Cast
- Gael García Bernal as Saúl "Cassandro"
- Roberta Colindrez as Sabrina
- Perla de la Rosa as Yocasta
- Joaquín Cosío as Lorenzo
- Raúl Castillo as Gerardo
- El Hijo del Santo as El Hijo del Santo
- Bad Bunny as Felipe
- Gigántico as Murder Clown
- Yavor Vesselinov as Pete
- Leonardo Alonso as El Mysterioso
Production
- Country: Mexico, United States of America
- Language: English, Spanish
- Studios: Motto Pictures, Escape Artists, Grand Illusion Films, La Corriente del Golfo
- Themes: sports, transvestite, entertainer, texas, wrestling, biography, based on true story, lgbt, mexican, mother son relationship
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