Changing the game, one match at a time.
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.
Cassandro (2023) is a drama film directed by Roger Ross Williams, released on September 14, 2023 with a runtime of 1h 46m. It stars Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla de la Rosa and Joaquín Cosío. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 135 ratings.
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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
Gilberto Barraza
as Comandante Gómez
Carmen Ledesma
as Rosie
Directed by Roger Ross Williams, written by Roger Ross Williams and David Teague, produced by David Bloomfield, Ted Hope and Julie Goldman.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 135 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on September 20, 2023
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Cassandro (2023) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Cassandro (2023) includes Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla de la Rosa, Joaquín Cosío and Raúl Castillo. The film was directed by Roger Ross Williams. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Cassandro was released on September 14, 2023 and runs for 1h 46m.
Cassandro (2023) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 135 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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