Check out the trailer for Cassandro, an upcoming movie starring Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, and Raúl Castillo with special appearances from El Hijo del Santo and Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
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.
Cassandro is produced by Gerardo Gatica, Todd Black, David Bloomfield, Ted Hope, and Julie Goldman. Gael García Bernal, Paula Amor, Mariana Rodríguez Cabarga, A. Müffelmann, Matías Penachino, David Teague, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch serve as executive producers. It is written by David Teague and Roger Ross Williams.
Cassandro, directed by Roger Ross Williams, opens in select theaters on September 15, and will be streaming globally on Prime Video September 22, 2023.
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.
Cassandro is produced by Gerardo Gatica, Todd Black, David Bloomfield, Ted Hope, and Julie Goldman. Gael García Bernal, Paula Amor, Mariana Rodríguez Cabarga, A. Müffelmann, Matías Penachino, David Teague, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch serve as executive producers. It is written by David Teague and Roger Ross Williams.
Cassandro, directed by Roger Ross Williams, opens in select theaters on September 15, and will be streaming globally on Prime Video September 22, 2023.
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00:00 (crowd chanting)
00:02 - Mi papa introduced me to Lucha Libre.
00:10 Took me to a few matches.
00:11 - You don't see him no more?
00:13 (speaking in foreign language)
00:22 - I've been doing real fights since a couple of years ago.
00:26 - They always cast me to run.
00:28 They don't see anything else.
00:30 - You ever thought about being an exotico?
00:37 - They don't let exoticos win.
00:43 I wanna flip it.
00:44 (speaking in foreign language)
00:48 - Things are gonna be a little different tonight.
00:52 This guy right here is an exotico.
00:54 - Stop wasting my time.
00:55 (speaking in foreign language)
00:59 - You're pushing things.
01:10 The other wrestlers think you're getting too big.
01:12 - I liked you better when you were just a regular luchador.
01:21 (crowd chanting)
01:24 (upbeat music)
01:26 (singing in foreign language)
01:30 - Ladies and gentlemen,
01:40 you are a witness to history.
01:44 (singing in foreign language)
01:46 The birth of a legend.
01:48 (singing in foreign language)
01:52 (crowd chanting)
01:55 (upbeat music)
01:58 (crowd chanting)
02:00 (music fades)