L'histoire vraie de Saúl Armendáriz, un lutteur amateur gay d'El Paso, devenu une célébrité internationale après avoir créé le personnage "Exotico", également appelé le "Liberace de Lucha Libre". Son personnage a bouleversé le monde machiste de la lutte et a changé sa vie.
Release Date
September 15, 2023 (Limited)
Digital Date
September 22, 2023 (Amazon)
MPAA Rating
Rated R for language, drug use and sexual content
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…
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L’histoire vraie de Saúl Armendáriz, un lutteur amateur gay d’El Paso, devenu une célébrité internationale après avoir créé le personnage « Exotico », également appelé le « Liberace de Lucha Libre ». Son personnage a bouleversé le monde machiste de la lutte et a changé sa vie.
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Cassandro: Light as Liberace, With the Punch of the Rock
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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.
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Roger Ross Williams, the director of Cassandro, a biopic of the Lucha Libre…
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Después de su paso por el festival de Sundace y de Telleride se estrena el 22 de sepriembre en @primevideo el filme Cassandro.
Saúl Armendáriz, un luchador amateur gay de El Paso, alcanza el estrellato internacional después de que crea el personaje “Cassandro,” el “Liberace de la Lucha Libre”. En el proceso, no solo cambia drásticamente el mundo machista de la lucha libre, pero también su propia vida. Basada en una historia real.
García Bernal goes all out as the ‘Liberace of Lucha Libre’ in Roger Ross Williams’s joyously entertaining true-life dramaSaul (a phenomenal, physically committed turn from Gael García Bernal) has two passions in life. One is his beloved mum. The...
Unveiling the Colorful Journey: Cassandro movie review & film summary (2023)
Cassandro possessed the potential to embody the Liberace of lucha libre, yet Williams’ film fails to fully embrace the theatricality embedded within his character and story. It approaches the subject matter in a far too serious and conventional manner, resembling a run-of-the-mill biopic. This fact is rather baffling considering Cassandro’s profession as a lucha libre wrestler, which should have…
Unveiling the Colorful Journey: Cassandro movie review & film summary (2023)
Cassandro possessed the potential to embody the Liberace of lucha libre, yet Williams’ film fails to fully embrace the theatricality embedded within his character and story. It approaches the subject matter in a far too serious and conventional manner, resembling a run-of-the-mill biopic. This fact is rather baffling considering Cassandro’s profession as a lucha libre wrestler, which should have…
Unveiling the Colorful Journey: Cassandro movie review & film summary (2023)
Cassandro possessed the potential to embody the Liberace of lucha libre, yet Williams’ film fails to fully embrace the theatricality embedded within his character and story. It approaches the subject matter in a far too serious and conventional manner, resembling a run-of-the-mill biopic. This fact is rather baffling considering Cassandro’s profession as a lucha libre wrestler, which should have…
'Cassandro' Review: Gael García Bernal Gives a Career-Best Performance in Triumphant Wrestling Drama
Director Roger Ross Williams makes his feature directorial debut with a triumphant homage to the real-life wrestler known as the "Liberace of Lucha Libre."
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/cassandro-review-sundance-2023
Language: English, Spanish (stream with English subtitles)
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.
Regarder Cassandro 2023 Film complet en streaming français VF et gratuit – Cassandro (2023)
L’histoire vraie de Saúl Armendáriz, un lutteur amateur gay d’El Paso, devenu une célébrité internationale après avoir créé le personnage « Exotico », également appelé le « Liberace de Lucha Libre ». Son personnage a bouleversé le monde machiste de la lutte et a changé sa vie.
Read the full article