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Cassandro is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by Roger Ross Williams from a screenplay co-wrote by Williams and David Teague. It stars Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, Raúl Castillo, El Hijo del Santo and Bad Bunny.
Saúl Armendáriz (born May 20, 1970) is an American-born Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler, who works as an exótico for several independent promotions all over the world under the ring name Cassandro.
Cassandro is a feel-good movie about a gay wrestler who creates the character Cassandro, the "Liberace of Lucha Libre". Watch the trailer and read critics reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Gael García Bernal
Sep 21, 2023 · Gael García Bernal plays a flamboyant figure taking the world of Mexican professional wrestling by storm in this underdog drama directed by Roger Ross Williams. Based on a real star of...
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- Roger Ross Williams
Sep 15, 2023 · When Saúl first steps into the ring as his new exótico persona, Cassandro, he receives plenty of anti-gay slurs from the crowd. The movie shows us how, in lucha libre culture, queer-coded ...
Sep 22, 2023 · Cassandro, the new biopic directed by Oscar winner Roger Ross Williams, stars Gael García Bernal as the eponymous Mexican-American fighter who changed the...
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Sep 15, 2023 · Co-written by Williams and David Teague, "Cassandro" follows the rise of Saúl Armendáriz, a lucha libre wrestler who finds success when he leaves behind traditional luchador dreams and begins fighting as an exótico, or a male wrestler who performs in drag.
