Gael García Bernal is bringing the Liberace of Lucha Libre to the big screen in the new 'Cassandro' trailer.
Cassandro,
Bernal stars as Saúl Armendáriz, the real-life gay luchador who blazed trails in the 1990s as the titular "exótico." The world-renowned wrestler toured the world for nearly three decades, but before becoming a success story, walked an uphill battle as the first openly gay wrestler in the ultra macho sport of Mexico's Lucha Libre.
The film, which made its world premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival, sees Oscar-winning documentarian Roger Ross Williams making his narrative debut.Born in El Paso, Tex., Saúl forged an emotional connection to the sport while regularly crossing the border to Ciudad Juárez. But when he begins competing as an amateur, he is typecast as the runt in every match — until a new trainer suggests he become an exótico, a wrestler performing in drag. Enter Cassandro.
To the tune of "I Will Survive," Saúl battles the odds on his journey from amateur wrestler to unlikely luchador legend.| Credit: Courtesy of Prime Video
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