Movie
Cassandro
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-09-14
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Motto Pictures, Escape Artists, Grand Illusion Films, La Corriente del Golfo, Amazon MGM Studios
- Country
- Mexico, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Gilberto Barraza as Comandante Gómez
- Carmen Ledesma as Rosie
Crew
- Roger Ross Williams - Director
- Roger Ross Williams - Screenplay
- David Teague - Screenplay
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