Cassandro(2023)
Changing the game, one match at a time.
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
- Producers:
- David Bloomfield, Ted Hope, Todd Black
- Cinematographer:
- Matías Penachino
- Composer:
- Marcelo Zarvos
- Production:
- Motto Pictures, Escape Artists, Grand Illusion Films, La Corriente del Golfo, Amazon MGM Studios
- Status:
- Released
Trailer
Cast
Gael García Bernal
Saúl "Cassandro"
Roberta Colindrez
Sabrina
Perla de la Rosa
Yocasta
Joaquín Cosío
Lorenzo
Raúl Castillo
Gerardo
El Hijo del Santo
El Hijo del Santo
Bad Bunny
Felipe
Gigántico
Murder Clown
Yavor Vesselinov
Pete
Leonardo Alonso
El Mysterioso
Gilberto Barraza
Comandante Gómez
Carmen Ledesma
Rosie
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