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Cassandro (2023)

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Changing the game, one match at a time.

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Roger Ross Williams
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    Saúl "Cassandro" Gael García Bernal
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    Sabrina Roberta Colindrez
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    Yocasta Perla de la Rosa
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    Lorenzo Joaquín Cosío
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    Gerardo Raúl Castillo
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    El Hijo del Santo El Hijo del Santo
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    Felipe Bad Bunny
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    Pete Yavor Vesselinov

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