7.1
Desert Hearts
1985
“Changing the game, one match at a time.”
Cassandro (2023)
September 14, 20231h 46mEN
6.6
127 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Roger Ross WilliamsWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
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Production Companies
Motto PicturesEscape ArtistsGrand Illusion FilmsLa Corriente del GolfoAmazon MGM Studios
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7.0Gael 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 camp things up and then get beaten by a guy twice his size. Aside from the fact that it hurts, he decides that he wants a new home for him and his mum, and that he also has the sk…
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