Cassandro
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.
- Year: 2023
- Country: Mexico, United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Motto Pictures, Escape Artists, Grand Illusion Films, La Corriente del Golfo, Amazon MGM Studios
- Keyword: sports, transvestite, entertainer, texas, wrestling, biography, based on true story, lgbt, mexican, mother son relationship
- Director: Roger Ross Williams
- Cast: Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla de la Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, Raúl Castillo, El Hijo del Santo