Cassandro trailer: Gael Garcia Bernal takes over the ring as 'Liberace of Lucha Libre' in upcoming biopic

Cassandro trailer: Gael Garcia Bernal takes over the ring as 'Liberace of Lucha Libre' in upcoming biopic
Gael Garcia Bernal will soon bring to the true story of Saul Armendariz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who rises to international stardom after he creates the "exotico" character Cassandro, the "Liberace of Lucha Libre".
The wrestling drama marks the directorial debut of Roger Ross Williams, best known for his Oscar-winning short "Music by Prudence". The makers on Wednesday, dropped the first trailer of the film that will turn the macho wrestling world on its head with this story about the exoticos - male wrestlers who dress in drag.

It will focus on Armendariz as he upends not just the wrestling world, but also his own life. The film is slated to premiere on Prime Video on September 22.
The film also features an ensemble cast including Roberta Colindrez, Perla de la Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, Raúl Castillo and Bad Bunny. Cassandro is not Bad Bunny’s sole foray into either movies or wrestling. He recently appeared alongside Brad Pitt in Bullet Train and is also set to star as the superpowered wrestler El Muerto in an upcoming movie from Sony’s extended Spider-Man universe (although its future is murky). Bad Bunny also wrestled multiple times for WWE.
The film has been penned by Williams with David Teague and Julian Herbert.
On the work front, Bernal featured in Olivier Assayas' 'Wasp Network' and also played the lead in Marvel's 'Werewolf by Night'. The actor played the character Jack Russel, who ushered in the Monsterverse within the MCU.