Tag: cassandro the exotico

DESCENDANTS 3Stepping out on a movie date this weekend? Netflix and chillin? Whatever your entertainment needs, we got your back (and hopefully your mind) with Queerty’s weekly “What to Watch” column with some of the highlights of new releases, streaming shows, and classics worth revisiting. Enjoy! The Step Out: Cassandro The Exotico Meet Saul Armendariz the 47-year-old Mexican athlete better known by his drag queen wrestler alter ego, Cassandro the Exotico. This new documentary tells the life story of Armendariz, how...

Wrestling is about as homoerotic as sports get. So why has it taken so long to have a few out-queer wrestlers? Meet Saul Armendariz, better known by his stage name Cassandro, Mexico’s out-gay wrestling superstar. As a competitor in the Luca Libra wrestling circuit, Cassandro has earned the nickname the “Liberace of Luca Libre” courtesy of his outrageous, drag-inspired costumes. Now Cassandro opens up about his life in the new documentary Cassandro the Exotico from director Marie Losier. The film details Cassandro’s...