Live news france africa middle east americas europe asia pacific. At 47, cassandro has spent his life bringing high drag and highoctane stunts to devoted audiences, but challenging prejudice outside the ring is no easy task. Italy 21 june 2019 festival mix milano usa 19 july 2019. Watch cassandro the exotico produced by film movement starring cassandro. After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts in the ring, cassandro, the star of the genderbending crossdressing mexican wrestlers known as the exoti. He was featured in a 2016 new yorker article entitled how the drag queen cassandro became a star of mexican wrestling. Release dates 10 also known as aka 2 release dates france 11 may 2018. This stirring feature portrait of lucha libre star cassandro in his waning years in the ring is less a swan song than a meteor. This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgenderrelated films released in 2018. Mexican wrestler cassandro performs in drag and is challenging ideas of masculinity. After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts in the ring, cassandro, the star of the genderbending crossdressing mexican wrestlers known as the exoticos, is far from retiring.
After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts in the ring, cassandro, the star of the genderbending crossdressing mexican wrestlers. Cassandro is the first exotico to hold a championship title in mexicos uwa promotion and shows that people like me can kick ass. Cassandro the exotico from film movement starring cassandro. The film mixes footage from fights, oncamera interviews, skype conversations, family encounters, a music collage, and intimate backstage confessions. After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts on the ring, cassandro, the star of the genderbending crossdressing mexican wrestlers known as the exoticos, is far from retiring. One of the most colourful lucha libre wrestlers, which is saying a lot, is profiled in this lyrical, entertaining documentary.
The 10th edition of the uk and europes south asian film festival, supported by the. Live news france africa middle east americas europe asiapacific. Shot in 16mm, losiers doc is a colorful portrait of lucha libre star cassandro, one the industrys. The life of a mexican show wrestler has its darker side, as this flamboyant veteran artiste knows all too well. Hes talking to marie losier, the documentarian behind cassandro the exotico. The line comes from cassandro, a famous and flamboyant lucha libre wrestler known as an exotico, which is a wrestler who fights in drag.
Marie losier captures the moving, humorous, and always colorful dualities of this legendary figure. Download cassandro, the exotico full movie online hd 2018 free eng. Cassandro the exotico mons international film festival. He is the subject of the 2018 documentary film cassandro the exotico. Art culture completed 2018 after 26 years of a flamboyant career, cassandro, the star of the exoticos, a genderbending crossdressing branch of the lucha libre, is now at the watershed of his life, and must. Udi urban distribution international as sales all rights, world. After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts in the ring, cassandro, the star of the genderbending crossdressing mexican wrestlers known as the exoticos, is far from. This stirring feature portrait of lucha libre star cassandro in his waning years in the ring is less a swan song than a meteor shower rendered in technicolor. Losier conjures the legend of cassandro with overwhelming affection. The 71st annual cannes film festival was held from 8 to 19 may 2018. Traditionally, many exotico wrestlers were straight luchadores playing gay caricatures.
Famed as much for his flamboyant drag and skyhigh pompadour as for his showstopping kicks and flips, cassandros trailblazing ascent as one the industrys first openly gay wrestlers has. The line comes from cassandro, a famous and flamboyant lucha libre wrestler known as an exotico, which is a wrestler who fights in. Famed as much for his flamboyant drag and skyhigh pompadour as for his showstopping kicks and flips, cassandros. Famed as much for his flamboyant drag and skyhigh pompadour as for his showstopping kicks and flips, cassandros trailblazing ascent as one the industrys first openly gay wrestlers has resonated internationally for a quarter century. A gay luchador body slams life marie losiers documentary steps into the ring with a mexican professional wrestler, whose world is. After 26 years of spectacular dives and scraps in the ring, he finds it impossible to stop.
With magnificent mane, makeup and muscles, in 1992 the openly gay sportsman became the first exotico to become world champion, a sensation at the time. Saul armendariz, better known as cassandro, is one of the sports most successful protagonists. The audience is quite literally flabbergasted following its initial meeting with cassandro his real name is saul armendariz, flung from an intensive makeup session fake eyelashes, eyeshadow, peroxide permed blond hair and hairspray galore a gay pride worthy look to an incredible performance in the ring, where speed, tone and elasticity go handinhand with some shocking violence. In february 2017, cassandro appeared in a skit on conan, training conan obrien and andy richter to become luchadores.
Famed as much for his flamboyant drag and pompadour as for his kicks and flips, legendary lucha libre star cassandros ascent as one of the first openly gay wrestlers has resonated internationally for a quarter century. Star cineplex bangladesh the first multiplex cinema theater in. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing cassandro, the exotico. Marie losier directs a remarkable and touching documentary about a largerthanlife gay wrestler legend of the mexican lucha libre. In this intimate 16mm portrait, we follow this likable entertainer and athlete in the twilight of his 26year career. Dutch premiere at idfa 2018 glitter, glamour and broken bones. Cassandro the exotico 2019 from film movement starring cassandro. With daily news, interviews, data bases, indepth investigations into the audiovisual industry, cineuropa aims at promoting the european film industry throughout the world. Tla video has the top gay cinema and gay porn titles on dvd, bluray and on demand. Cosponsored by the milwaukee lgbt filmvideo festival, and the uwm lgbt resource center marie losier, france, english, 73 min, 2018, dcp. On february 20th, 7pm, in the freeman auditorium, cassandro will speak about his personal. The exotico subgenre of professional wrestling is a male wrestler who fightsperforms in drag.
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