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Cassandro, Gael García Bernal Shines As The ‘Liberace of Lucha Libre’

The Amazon Studios biographical drama directed by Roger Ross Williams brings to the screen the story of Saúl Armendáriz, the Mexican luchador who worked as an exótico all over the world under the ring name Cassandro. Roger Ross Williams’ narrative directorial debut is set in the Eighties, when Armendáriz lived in El Paso and would…

Sundance Film Festival Review: Gael García Bernal Gives an Inspirational Performance as Libre Wrestler Saúl Armendáriz in Affectionate Biopic Cassandro

Courageously shifting into the next professional and personal stages of their lives can offer a liberating freedom for creatives who are eager to attain satisfying fulfillment. That’s certainly the case with filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and Mexican lucha libre wrestler Saúl Armendáriz, who performs under the ring name Cassandro. Williams, who’s an Oscar-winning documentarian, made…

The Films That We Plan to Cover at the Sundance!

As we prepare our coverage for the Sundance Film Festival, here’s the films that we plan to cover at the festival, please check to see our plan! WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION 20 Days in Mariupol On the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a team of Ukrainian journalists enter the strategic eastern port city of…