Cassandro – The Exotico!

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Cassandro’s story – of an underdog and a queer icon, simultaneously fragile and mighty – is ever more evocative as it unfolds on both sides of the Mexican-American border. Famed as much for his flamboyant drag and sky-high pompadour as for his show-stopping kicks and flips, Cassandro’s trailblazing ascent as one the industry’s first openly gay wrestlers has resonated internationally for a quarter century. Cassandro is a prize-winning fighter who reinvented a staunchly macho sport, exudes resilience of all kinds – from his physical power to leave opponents KOed to his ability to revisit past emotional traumas and cope with the pain of a body pushed to its limits. Actually, he's approaching his 50s, with a string of hair-raising injuries (he has been hospitalised eight times for concussion), and in recovery for alcohol and drug issues. Find more in his documentary: Cassandro, the Exotico! (2018)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8159562/ #theuncoolhunter #weird #wrestling #commercial #sports

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