Prime Video has released the first trailer for Gael García Bernal’s charismatic performance in Cassandro, a wrestling biopic based on the true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, who 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. Based on a true story. Directed by Academy Award® winner Roger Ross Williams. The film is receiving stellar reviews due to Bernal’s stellar performance and holds a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Cassandro stars Gael García Bernal (Marvel’s Werewolf by Night), Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, and music megastar Bad Bunny, who is no stranger to the squared circle, who earned acclaim for his match at WrestleMania 37 and stole the show in May at Backlash defeating Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight.
El Hijo del Santo, son of the legendary Mexican cultural icon El Santo is set to make a special appearance in the film. El Hijo del Santo’s career was better than most second generation wrestlers, filled with memorable moments, including his feud with Negro Casas, and was instrumental in the careers of Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio.
When Saúl Armendáriz (Bernal) starts competing in the macho world of Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling, he’s always cast as the runt. After he meets Sabrina (Roberta Colindrez), Saúl gains not only a professional trainer but also a friend who helps him create a new character. Together they debut ‘Cassandro,’ a radical subversion of Lucha Libre’s stereotypical role known as the Exótico.
Flamboyant and powerful, Cassandro turns Lucha on its head. But Cassandro also upends Saúl’s own life, throwing into tumult his relationships with his mother Yocasta, his secret lover Gerardo, and his absent father Eduardo.
Cassandro premiers in select theaters on September 15.
Streaming Globally on Prime Video September 22
Directed By Roger Ross Williams
Written By David Teague & Roger Ross Williams
Cast Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, and Raúl Castillo, with special appearances from El Hijo del Santo and Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
Consultant Saúl Armendáriz
Produced By Gerardo Gatica, Todd Black, David Bloomfield, Ted Hope, Julie Goldman
Executive Produced By Gael García Bernal, Paula Amor, Mariana Rodríguez Cabarga, A. Müffelmann, Matías Penachino, David Teague, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch
Runtime 107 minutes
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