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DOCUMENTARY A portrait of the Mexican drag queen/wrestler Cassandro and his retirement from the sport.”Exótico” is the name given to wrestlers who appear in drag. Saul Armendariz, better known as Cassandro, is one of the sport’s most successful protagonists. With magnificent mane, make-up and muscles, in 1992 the openly gay sportsman became the first Exotico to become world champion, a sensation at the time. But now, after 26 years’ hard fighting and numerous broken bones Cassandro has decided to hang up both his costumes and his wrestling boots. Director Marie Losier accompanied the final years of Cassandro’s career and gained unusual insights into an extraordinary personality.
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Born in France, MARIE LOSIER (*1972) lives and works as a film-maker and curator in New York. Her film The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye won the 2011 Teddy Award at the Berlinale.Trailer
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Cassandro the Exotico!
Documentary Feature
English, Spanish
Kaleidoskop//FF2018
France
2018
73 min
OV with English subtitles
Marie Losier
Marie Losier, Antoine Barraud
Cassandro
Carole Chassaing, Antoine Barraud
Marie Losier
Ael Dallier Vega
Urban Distribution International
Tamara Films; Tu Vas Voir
Morgane Delay, Urban Distribution International: morgane@urbangroup.biz