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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 84Audiences 66GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer91%
Metascore76
Audience score73%
IMDb6.5
User score6.1
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109106Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 121 more
Released
2023
September 14, 2023
3 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
Mexico- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Gael García BernalSaúl "Cassandro"
Roberta ColindrezSabrina
Perla de la RosaYocasta
Joaquín CosíoLorenzo
Raúl CastilloGerardo
El Hijo del SantoEl Hijo del Santo
Bad BunnyFelipe- GGigánticoMurder Clown
Yavor VesselinovPete
Leonardo AlonsoEl Mysterioso
Gilberto BarrazaComandante Gómez- CLCarmen LedesmaRosie
- JEJavier EscobarMasked Massacre
- LCLorenzo ConstantiniCousin Thiago
- JAJorge Andrés ZereceroYoung Saúl
Robert SalasEduardo- RGRonald Gonzales-TrujilloYoung Eduardo
- SFSofía FélixYoung Yocasta
- ECEduardo CayetanoDiablo
- JGJoseph Gabriel RodríguezRuben
Julieta OrtizCandance
Mark VasconcellosDante
Yolanda Abbud L.Older Maid- VIVíctor Ismael PinillosCD Juarez Announcer
Directing · 3
- Roger Ross Williams Director, Screenplay
- Christina Salgado Second Assistant Director
- Carlos Cruz Suazo First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- David Teague Screenplay
Production · 16
- Gael García Bernal Executive Producer
- Steve Tisch Executive Producer
- Jason Blumenthal Executive Producer
- Mariana Rodríguez Cabarga Executive Producer
- Paula Amor Executive Producer
- Matías Penachino Executive Producer, Director of Photography
Camera · 1
- Alberto Ojeda Muñoz Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator
Editing · 4
- Yibrán Asuad Editor
- Sabine Hoffman Editor
- Affonso Gonçalves Editor
- Chris Tenzis Assistant Editor
Sound · 12
- Marcelo Zarvos Original Music Composer
- Tomás Barreiro Music
- Javier Umpierrez Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Raúl Locatelli Sound Mixer
- Eduardo Castillo Sound Effects Editor
- Jaime Baksht Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 2
- Vanessa Bryant Set Decoration
- Margarita Laborde Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- María Estela Fernández Costume Designer
- Itzel Peña Makeup Designer
- Atenea Téllez Hair Department Head
- Mónica Mechoulam Set Costumer
- Ana Ivette Frias Costume Coordinator
Visual Effects · 1
- Thomas Boda Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 3
- Balo Bucio Stunt Coordinator
- Odin Ayala Stunts
- Carlos Zuñiga Stunt Double
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