With Gael Garc?a Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla de la Rosa

Why you must-see this film. Because is there anything cooler than having Gael Garc?a Bernal and reggaeton megastar Bad Bunny, directed by Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams, bring to life the real story behind the legendary Mexican American wrestler Cassandro? Because if you thought Cassandro was bigger than life, wait to see his real story on screen! And because you will be entertained and fired up by Mexican American culture!

Based on the true story of Sa?l Armend?riz, 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.

Directed by Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams, the film follows Sa?l as he plugs away on the amateur circuit, in gaudy, neon-lit dives just across the border, but with his drab grey costume and his unprepossessing name - El Topo (or the Mole) - he's not making much progress. But Sa?l reinvents himself as the flamboyantly campy character of Cassandro. His new alter ego is an "ex?tico," a wrestler who fights unmasked, wearing extravagant makeup and provocatively incorporating his gay sexual identity into his wrestling persona.

Starring Gael Garc?a Bernal in one of the most iconic roles of his career, Cassandro is a giddily entertaining and celebratory drama that hints at the emotional bruises under the sparkly lurex leotard and false lashes to ultimately create space for unapologetically queer men in a male-dominated sport and society.

Synopsis taken from the Pragda Spanish FIlm Club site

Con Gael Garc?a Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla de la Rosa

Por qu? debes ver esta pel?cula. Porque? ?hay algo m?s genial que tener a Gael Garc?a Bernal y a la megaestrella del reggaet?n Bad Bunny, dirigidos por el ganador del Oscar Roger Ross Williams, dando vida a la historia real detr?s del legendario luchador mexicano-americano Cassandro? Porque si pensabas que Cassandro era m?s grande que la vida, ?espera a ver su verdadera historia en la pantalla! Y porque te divertir?s y te entusiasmar?s con la cultura mexicano-estadounidense.

Basada en la historia real de Sa?l Armend?riz, un luchador amateur gay de El Paso, que se eleva al estrellato internacional despu?s de que crea el personaje ?Cassandro,? el ?Liberace de la Lucha Libre.? En el proceso, pone patas arriba no s?lo el mundo machista de la lucha libre, sino tambi?n su propia vida.

Dirigida por Roger Ross Williams, ganador de un Oscar, la pel?cula sigue a Sa?l mientras se desenvuelve en el circuito amateur, en llamativos antros iluminados con luces de ne?n al otro lado de la frontera, pero con su mon?tono traje gris y su poco agraciado nombre, El Topo, no progresa mucho. Pero Sa?l se reinventa como el extravagante personaje de Cassandro. Su nuevo alter ego es un ?ex?tico? luchador que lucha sin m?scara, luciendo un maquillaje extravagante e incorporando provocativamente su identidad sexual gay a su personaje de lucha libre.

Protagonizada por Ga?l Garc?a Bernal en uno de los papeles m?s ic?nicos de su carrera, Cassandro es un drama vertiginosamente entretenido y festivo que insin?a los moratones emocionales bajo el brillante leotardo de l?rex y las pesta?as postizas para, en ?ltima instancia, crear un espacio para los hombres queer sin complejos en un deporte y una sociedad dominados por los hombres.

Cassandro

Sinopsis tomada del sitio del Pragda Spanish Film Festival