Cassandro
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Director
Roger Ross WilliamsProducer
Todd Black, David J. Bloomfield, Julie Goldman, Gerardo Gatica González, Ted HopeCast
Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Raúl CastilloCountry
USARuntime
99 minRating
RAccessibility
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Saúl Armendáriz (Gael Garcia Bernal), 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.
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