United States / Jan 19, 2023 / Sundance Film Festival
Changing the game, one match at a time.
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Robert Salas | Eduardo |
| Ronald Gonzales-Trujillo | Young Eduardo |
| Sofía Félix | Young Yocasta |
| Eduardo Cayetano | Diablo |
| Joseph Gabriel Rodríguez | Ruben |
| Julieta Ortiz | Candance |
| Mark Vasconcellos | Dante |
| Yolanda Abbud L. | Older Maid |
| Víctor Ismael Pinillos | CD Juarez Announcer |
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| Norman Elizondo | Man at CDMX Club |
| Luis J. Sánchez | El Paso TX Announcer |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cassandro |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | Mexico, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Motto Pictures, Escape Artists, Grand Illusion Films, La Corriente del Golfo, Amazon MGM Studios |
| Official site | amazon.com |
| Release date | 14 settembre 2023 |
| Executive producer | Steve Tisch, Paula Amor, Jason Blumenthal, Christopher Clements, Gael García Bernal, Carolyn Hepburn, Alberto Muffelmann, Matías Penachino, Mariana Rodríguez Cabarga |
| Production | David Bloomfield, Julie Goldman, Todd Black, Ted Hope |
| Writer | Roger Ross Williams, David Teague |
| Casting | Luis Rosales |
| Editing | Affonso Gonçalves, Sabine Hoffman, Yibrán Asuad, Chris Tenzis |
| Cinematography | Matías Penachino, Alberto Ojeda Muñoz |
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Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Puerto Rico / Sep 14, 2023 / R / Fine Arts
Romania / Sep 14, 2023 / 18+
United Kingdom / Sep 15, 2023 / 15
United States / Sep 15, 2023 / R
Digital
Canada / Sep 14, 2023 / 18A
Netherlands / Sep 14, 2023 / 18
Sweden / Sep 14, 2023 / 15
France / Sep 20, 2023 / 18 / Prime Video
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Mexico / Sep 20, 2023 / C / Prime Video
Puerto Rico / Sep 21, 2023 / R / Prime Video
United States / Sep 21, 2023 / R / Prime Video
Germany / Sep 22, 2023 / 12 / Prime Video
Italy / Sep 22, 2023 / Prime Video
United Kingdom / Sep 22, 2023 / 15 / Prime Video
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