Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a white suit and perfectly coiffed yellow-blond hair, Saúl Armendáriz walked onto the stage at the Plaza Theatre’s Kendle ...

The film pays homage to the real story of an unapologetically queer man in a male-dominated sport and society. Cassandro, the new biopic directed by Oscar winner Roger Ross Williams, stars Gael García ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gael García Bernal plays Saúl Armendáriz, the eponymous Mexican-American fighter who changed the course of Mexico's beloved lucha ...

In the basement level of the Mayan theater early Friday evening, performers are getting ready for the night’s festivities — Lucha VaVoom will kick off in just a few hours. Wrestlers stretch for their ...

Fans filled the Mayan theater Friday night for a special Lucha VaVoom tribute show honoring lucha libre trailblazer and queer icon Cassandro. The beloved Mexican American luchador, whose real name is ...

Cassandro is a new film starring Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, and Raúl Castillo. Bernal stars as the "Liberace of Lucha Libre," Saúl Armendáriz aka Cassandro ...

Embracing one’s true self can be a lifelong lucha, but Cassandro is a cat-eyed contender. The wrestler, born Saúl Armendáriz in El Paso, Texas, is an icon in the colorful world of lucha libre, a style ...

In the vibrant world of Mexican wrestling, known as lucha libre, tradition and performance collide in dramatic fashion. Masks, personas, and larger than life characters define the sport, but few ...

Saul Armendariz (left) and Gael García Bernal attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Cassandro premiere. Cassandro, the new biopic directed by Oscar winner Roger Ross Williams, stars Gael García ...

Cassandro, the new biopic directed by Oscar winner Roger Ross Williams, stars Gael García Bernal as the eponymous Mexican-American fighter who changed the course of Mexico's beloved lucha libre. The ...

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