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.
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Cast
27 people
Gael García Bernal
Saúl "Cassandro"
Known for
Coco
Old
Roberta Colindrez
Sabrina
Known for
The Deuce
Eric
Perla de la Rosa
Yocasta
Known for
Cóyotl, Hero and Beast
Joaquín Cosío
Lorenzo
Known for
Narcos: Mexico
The Strain
Raúl Castillo
Gerardo
Known for
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Task
El Hijo del Santo
El Hijo del Santo
Known for
Xico's Journey
Bad Bunny
Felipe
Known for
Bullet Train
Narcos: Mexico
Gigántico
Murder Clown
No other roles listed
Yavor Vesselinov
Pete
Known for
Zift
Leonardo Alonso
El Mysterioso
Known for
Counterattack
Pancho Villa: The Centaur of the North
Gilberto Barraza
Comandante Gómez
Known for
Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose
Radical
Roger Ross Williams
Director
Roger Ross Williams Director · David Teague Screenplay Marcelo Zarvos Composer
United States release September 15, 2023 · Produced in Mexico, United States · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Motto Pictures
Production
Escape Artists
Production
Grand Illusion Films
Production
La Corriente del Golfo
Production
Amazon MGM Studios
Production · Studio
Mexico · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 19, 2023
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · September 15, 2023
Limited theatrical
United States · September 21, 2023
Digital · Prime Video
United States
September 2, 2023 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Canada
September 14, 2023 · Digital
France
September 20, 2023 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
September 22, 2023 · Digital · Prime Video
Italy
September 22, 2023 · Digital · Prime Video
Mexico
September 20, 2023 · Digital · Prime Video
Netherlands
September 14, 2023 · Digital
Puerto Rico
September 14, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
September 21, 2023 · Digital · Prime Video
Romania
September 14, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
September 14, 2023 · Digital
United Kingdom
September 15, 2023 · Limited theatrical
September 22, 2023 · Digital · Prime Video
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