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.

• Released: 2023-09-14
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 136 votes

Directed by Roger Ross Williams.

Top cast

• Gael García Bernal as Saúl "Cassandro"
• Roberta Colindrez as Sabrina
• Perla de la Rosa as Yocasta
• Joaquín Cosío as Lorenzo
• Raúl Castillo as Gerardo
• El Hijo del Santo as El Hijo del Santo
• Bad Bunny as Felipe
• Gigántico as Murder Clown
• Yavor Vesselinov as Pete
• Leonardo Alonso as El Mysterioso

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Cassandro

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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