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
“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
Status
Released
Production
Motto Pictures, Escape Artists, Grand Illusion Films, La Corriente del Golfo, Amazon MGM Studios
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
Javier Escobar
Masked Massacre
Lorenzo Constantini
Cousin Thiago
Jorge Andrés Zerecero
Young Saúl
Robert Salas
Eduardo
Ronald Gonzales-Trujillo
Young Eduardo
Sofía Félix
Young Yocasta
Eduardo Cayetano
Diablo
Joseph Gabriel Rodríguez
Ruben
Julieta Ortiz
Candance
Mark Vasconcellos
Dante
Yolanda Abbud L.
Older Maid
Víctor Ismael Pinillos
CD Juarez Announcer
Norman Elizondo
Man at CDMX Club
Luis J. Sánchez
El Paso TX Announcer
Video Gallery
![Official Trailer [Subtitled]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/doDM5I07fxc/hqdefault.jpg)
Official Trailer [Subtitled]
Real Person
![Teaser [Subtitled]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sdmrfB2ePQU/hqdefault.jpg)
