Cassandro
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.
Cast
Gael García Bernal
Saúl "Cassandro"
Roberta Colindrez
Sabrina
Perla de la Rosa
Yocasta
Joaquín Cosío
Lorenzo
Raúl Castillo
Gerardo
El Hijo del Santo
El Hijo del Santo
Bad Bunny
Felipe
Gigántico
Murder Clown
Yavor Vesselinov
Pete
Leonardo Alonso
El Mysterioso
Gilberto Barraza
Comandante Gómez
Carmen Ledesma
Rosie
Javier Escobar
Masked Massacre
Lorenzo Constantini
Cousin Thiago
Jorge Andrés Zerecero
Young Saúl
Videos
Storyline
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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