Rotten Tomatoes® Score
91%
74%
In Theaters: September 15, 2023 (limited)
Prime Video: September 22, 2023
R | 1h 47m | Drama
Born in El Paso, Texas, Saúl Armendáriz (Gael García Bernal) started his career as an amateur wrestler after growing up with a father who introduced him to the world of lucha libre.
As a gay man struggling to make his mark in the Mexican wrestling scene, he transforms himself into an exótico named Cassandro — becoming a trailblazing luchador who fights in drag.
Director: | Roger Ross Williams |
Studio: | Amazon Studios |
Producer(s): | Ted Hope, Todd Black, Julie Goldman, Gerardo Gatica, David Bloomfield |
Cast: | Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquin Cosio, Raúl Castillo |
Writer(s): | David Teague, Roger Ross Williams |