Roger Ross Williams nimbly manvers past the clichés 'Cassandro,' about the openly gay Mexin wrtler who won the hearts of a homophobic sport.
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- GAEL GARCíA BERNAL ON PLAYG ‘CASSANDRO,’ THE GAY WRTLER ADORED BY MEXI’S MACHO MEN
- GAEL GARCíA BERNAL CHAS STARDOM AS A GAY WRTLER ‘CASSANDRO’ FIRST LOOK
- GAEL GARCíA BERNAL IS SENSATNAL AS A GAY LUCHA LIBRE STAR ‘CASSANDRO’’
- DIRECTOR ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS ‘STALKED’ GAEL GARCíA BERNAL FOR SUNDANCE GAY WRTLER DRAMA ‘CASSANDRO’
- GAEL GARCíA BERNAL TO PLAY GAY WRTLER NEW BPIC
- BERNAL DEFENDS 'COOL' GAY ROL
GAEL GARCíA BERNAL ON PLAYG ‘CASSANDRO,’ THE GAY WRTLER ADORED BY MEXI’S MACHO MEN
Prime Vio announced the official release date and livered a sneak peek of Gael García Bernal as a gay wrtler 'Cassandro.' * gael garcia bernal gay *
The 44-year-old actor nonts that dualy om a new perspective “Cassandro, ” the performance name of real-life gay Lucha libre wrtler Saúl Armendáriz. As Cassandro, Garcia said, Armendáriz provid Mexi wh a amework for acceptance a society steeped homophobia.
GAEL GARCíA BERNAL CHAS STARDOM AS A GAY WRTLER ‘CASSANDRO’ FIRST LOOK
Actor Gael García Bernal is set to play Cassandro (aka Saúl Armendáriz), the gay El Paso-born Mexin wrtler who worked as an exóti (a male wrtler who * gael garcia bernal gay *
“Here was this proud, openly gay man and nobody saw as an issue. Williams add that his film addrs what he views as a signifint gap portrayg gay liv.
“I don’t thk I’ve ever seen a gay sports movie. The gay person who seems to be most popular now is a serial killer, ” he said, referrg to Netflix’s recent Jefey Dahmer miseri.
GAEL GARCíA BERNAL IS SENSATNAL AS A GAY LUCHA LIBRE STAR ‘CASSANDRO’’
There are so many prsg stori about the challeng we have as a gay people. He feels no reprentatn qualms about stg García a gay role. I have a bisexual character, a homosexual, a trans character all si me a way, and I tapped to them to play different people.
The Sundance Film Ftival selectn om Prime Vio marks the narrative feature but of acclaimed documentarian Roger Ross Williams and sts Gael García Bernal the tle role as Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amatr wrtler om El Paso who ris to ternatnal stardom after he creat the character Cassandro, aka the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.
DIRECTOR ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS ‘STALKED’ GAEL GARCíA BERNAL FOR SUNDANCE GAY WRTLER DRAMA ‘CASSANDRO’
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GAEL GARCíA BERNAL TO PLAY GAY WRTLER NEW BPIC
It’s fascatg to see someone om the gay muny play a very, very straight character.
BERNAL DEFENDS 'COOL' GAY ROL
But while some thought his homosexualy would be a hdrance such a machismo-driven dtry, he soon rose to the top of the Mexin wrtlg world by embracg a flamboyantly gay persona known as “Cassandro.