Cassandro

2023 106 min Drama

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.

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IMDb 6.5 RT 91 Metacritic 76

director Roger Ross Williams

writers Roger Ross Williams, David Teague

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