Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, 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. Based on a true story. Directed by Academy Award® winner Roger Ross Williams.
Director Roger Ross Williams is expected to attend.
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Famed as much for his flamboyant drag and sky-high pompadour as for his show-stopping kicks and flips, Cassandro's trailblazing ascent as one the industry's first openly gay wrestlers has resonated internationally for a quarter century. Marie Losier captures the moving, humorous, and always colorful dualities of this legendary figure. Cassandro, a prize-winning fighter who reinvented a staunchly macho sport, exudes resilience of all kinds--from his physical power to leave opponents KO'd to his ability to revisit past emotional traumas and cope with the pain of a body pushed to its limits. Cassandro's story--of an underdog and a queer icon, simultaneously fragile and mighty--is ever more evocative as it unfolds on both sides of the Mexican-American border. 16mm filming melds tender encounters and larger-than-life fight scenes into a stylish whole that reflects the vivid textures and hues of a dazzling life in sport.
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Director Roger Ross Williams is expected to attend.
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Famed as much for his flamboyant drag and sky-high pompadour as for his show-stopping kicks and flips, Cassandro's trailblazing ascent as one the industry's first openly gay wrestlers has resonated internationally for a quarter century. Marie Losier captures the moving, humorous, and always colorful dualities of this legendary figure. Cassandro, a prize-winning fighter who reinvented a staunchly macho sport, exudes resilience of all kinds--from his physical power to leave opponents KO'd to his ability to revisit past emotional traumas and cope with the pain of a body pushed to its limits. Cassandro's story--of an underdog and a queer icon, simultaneously fragile and mighty--is ever more evocative as it unfolds on both sides of the Mexican-American border. 16mm filming melds tender encounters and larger-than-life fight scenes into a stylish whole that reflects the vivid textures and hues of a dazzling life in sport.
Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, 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. Based on a true story. Directed by Academy Award® winner Roger Ross Williams.
Director Roger Ross Williams is expected to attend.
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Famed as much for his flamboyant drag and sky-high pompadour as for his show-stopping kicks and flips, Cassandro's trailblazing ascent as one the industry's first openly gay wrestlers has resonated internationally for a quarter century. Marie Losier captures the moving, humorous, and always colorful dualities of this legendary figure. Cassandro, a prize-winning fighter who reinvented a staunchly macho sport, exudes resilience of all kinds--from his physical power to leave opponents KO'd to his ability to revisit past emotional traumas and cope with the pain of a body pushed to its limits. Cassandro's story--of an underdog and a queer icon, simultaneously fragile and mighty--is ever more evocative as it unfolds on both sides of the Mexican-American border. 16mm filming melds tender encounters and larger-than-life fight scenes into a stylish whole that reflects the vivid textures and hues of a dazzling life in sport.
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Director Roger Ross Williams is expected to attend.
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Famed as much for his flamboyant drag and sky-high pompadour as for his show-stopping kicks and flips, Cassandro's trailblazing ascent as one the industry's first openly gay wrestlers has resonated internationally for a quarter century. Marie Losier captures the moving, humorous, and always colorful dualities of this legendary figure. Cassandro, a prize-winning fighter who reinvented a staunchly macho sport, exudes resilience of all kinds--from his physical power to leave opponents KO'd to his ability to revisit past emotional traumas and cope with the pain of a body pushed to its limits. Cassandro's story--of an underdog and a queer icon, simultaneously fragile and mighty--is ever more evocative as it unfolds on both sides of the Mexican-American border. 16mm filming melds tender encounters and larger-than-life fight scenes into a stylish whole that reflects the vivid textures and hues of a dazzling life in sport.
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