Gael Garcia Bernal to topline wrestling drama 'Cassandro'

"Mozart in Jungle" alum Gael Garcia Bernal will be playing le role in indie feature "Cassandro".

According to Deline, wresting drama will mark feature directorial debut of Roger Ross Williams, best kwn for his Oscar-winning short "Music by Prudence".

movie tells true story of Sail Armendariz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who rises to international stardom after he creates "exotico" character Cassandro, "Liberace of Lucha Libre", and in process upends t just macho wrestling world but also his own life.

Exoticos are male wrestlers who dress in drag.

Williams has penned film's script with David Teague and Julian Herbert.

project, which is eyeing to start production in vember, will be produced by Motto Pictures' Julie Goldman, Escape Artists' Todd Black and Ted Hope will produce.

Bernal has also signed on for M Night Shyamalan's new secret movie from Universal. He most recently featured in Olivier Assayas' "Wasp Network", opposite Penelope Cruz, Edgar Ramirez, Ana de Armas and Wagner Moura.

Im credit: AP