Cassandro

Based on the true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, who rose to international stardom after he created the character ‘Cassandro,’ the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upended not just the macho wrestling world, but also his own life.

When Saúl Armendáriz (Gael García Bernal) starts competing in Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling, he's always cast as the runt. After he meets Sabrina (Roberta Colindrez), Saúl gains not only a professional trainer but also a friend who helps him create a new character in the ring, ‘Cassandro.’ Flamboyant and powerful, Cassandro turns Lucha on its head. But Cassandro also upends Saúl's own life, throwing his relationships with his mother, his secret lover and his absent father into turmoil.

Directed by Oscar® and Emmy-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams.

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