Directed by Roger Ross Williams and co-written by David Teague,
Cassandro stars Gael García Bernal as Saúl Armendáriz, a gay wrestler whose
flamboyant character Cassandro became known as "the Liberace of Lucha
Libre."
The film also stars Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, Raúl Castillo, El
Hijo del Santo
and Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
Cassandro is in select cinemas from September 15th and on
Prime Video from September 22nd.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, 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. Based on a true story.
