Cassandro

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Cassandro

R

2023

1h 47m

Drama

Biography

Comedy

LGBTQ+

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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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Critics Consensus

Gael García Bernal steals hearts as the charismatic Cassandro in this feel-good biopic about a wrestler that triumphs in the macho world of Lucha Libre while embracing his true self.

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Rex Reed

Observer

Nov 28, 2023

3/4

It’s a film that rises above all the obvious cliches because of the colorful naturalism of heartthrob Gael Garcia Bernal’s likable appeal.

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Odie Henderson

Boston Globe

Oct 6, 2023

3/4

Williams keeps the pace quick and tight, the wrestling scenes are fun, and the costumes are delightful. With its message of acceptance, “Cassandro” is preaching to the choir, but it’s a good sermon nonetheless.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

Oct 4, 2023

Gael García Bernal does a great job capturing the interior life of this character... Even as the points themselves are not especially compelling.

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Silvi Vann-Wall

ScreenHub

Oct 6, 2026

3/5

If anything, it has inspired me to jump down the rabbit hole of Mexican wrestling and maybe watch a few docos about Cassandro and the exóticos that changed LGBTQIA+ sporting history.

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Alfred Castaneda

Shade Studios

Jul 30, 2025

No one does coming of age (or the complexities of coming out) better than Bernal and Cassandro is no different.

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Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta

Jul 23, 2025

Even with a lead actor as inviting as Bernal, a subject as interesting as Armendáriz, and a world as gripping as that of lucha libre, "Cassandro" falls flat.

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Vilma L

Sep 29, 2023

tender and brave. excellent acting by Gael. lovely details about Mexican and Chicano culture, especially the tension between the region's homophobia and machismo and the spaces where non-hereto-normative stars are allowed to shine.

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Linda

Sep 20, 2023

Amazing story with a great actor.loved it!

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Hairy

Sep 15, 2023

Amazing movie! Incredible acting by Gael! These are the movies that Hollywood needs to make more of!!!

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Kalissa H.

@kali_416 Mar 9, 2026

Inspirational movie. It was entertaining.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 4, 2026

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Regina A

@RT00684320 Jan 3, 2025

Gael Garcia Bernal interpreta a cinebiografia de Saúl Armendáriz, o lutador de luta livre Cassandro, um personagem, no termo usado nesse cenário da luta/espetáculo, "esótico". A ambientação da luta livre no filme permite que o espectador, mesmo aquele não ambientado com esse formato de luta, compreenda tratar-se de uma narrativa de um vilão contra um mocinho, o combinado de quem vence, o sentimento a ser despertado no público. O ato final expressa a importância do personagem Cassandro para a comunidade LGBTQIA+ e para a sociedade, de maneira mais ampliada. Com Cassandro o lutador com performance que se aproximaria a uma ideia de feminino passou a vencer .

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Roger Ross Williams
Producer: Gerardo Gatica González, Todd Black, David J. Bloomfield, Ted Hope, Julie Goldman
Screenwriter: David Teague, Roger Ross Williams
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Grand Illusion Films, Motto Pictures, Escape Artists, Double Hope Films, La Corriente del Golfo, Amazon Studios, Panorama Global
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Drug Use)
Genre: Drama, Biography, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 22, 2023
Runtime: 1h 47m

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