Cassandro

Published: Sept. 27, 2023, 4:10 a.m.

In the new film Cassandro, Gael Garc\xeda Bernal plays the real-life Mexican-American wrestler who came to international stardom by adopting the persona of the flamboyant Cassandro, the Liberace of Lucha Libre. It's the story of a queer man who challenges a macho and homophobic system through sheer showmanship \u2013 and earns the respect of his fellow wrestlers and audiences.

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