

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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6.7/10
136 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- English
- sports
- transvestite
- entertainer
- texas
- wrestling
- biography
- based on true story
- lgbt
- mexican
- mother son relationship
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Behind the camera
Director
Music
Produced in
Mexico, United States of America
Where to watch
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Stream
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival19 Jan 2023
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival2 Sept 2023
- Theatrical (limited)R15 Sept 2023
- Digital / OTTRPrime Video21 Sept 2023
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)1515 Sept 2023
- Digital / OTT15Prime Video22 Sept 2023
CanadaCA
- Digital / OTT18A14 Sept 2023
FranceFR
- Digital / OTT18Prime Video20 Sept 2023
GermanyDE
- Digital / OTT12Prime Video22 Sept 2023
ItalyIT
- Digital / OTTPrime Video22 Sept 2023
MexicoMX
- Digital / OTTCPrime Video20 Sept 2023
NetherlandsNL
- Digital / OTT1814 Sept 2023
Puerto RicoPR
- Theatrical (limited)RFine Arts14 Sept 2023
- Digital / OTTRPrime Video21 Sept 2023
RomaniaRO
- Theatrical (limited)18+14 Sept 2023
SwedenSE
- Digital / OTT1514 Sept 2023
Frequently asked questions
Cassandro was released on 14 September 2023.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
9/20/2023
Gael García Bernal is great in this entertaining biopic of the eponymous wrestler who rose from Texan oblivion and poverty to international acclaim. We learn fairly early on that he and his mother "Jocasta" (Perla De La Rosa) get by after his father abandoned them by working loads of different jobs and by him taking on the role of an "exotico" - a sort of "glamour" wrestler - in a makeshift garage where his job is to…
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