Cassandro

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Cassandro
Cassandro
Name Cassandro
Real name Saul Armendariz
Nicknames La Diva de Juarez
Name history Mr. Romano (debut), Rosa Salvaje (80`s), Cassandro (1989- ), Cassandro El Exotico (TNA 2009), Andromeda (NWA Southwest)
Family
Maestro(s) Rey Misterio, Victor Ojeda
Birth date, location May 20, 1970 - El Paso, Texas
Obituary date
Debut, location October 15, 1989
Lost mask to never lost mask just changed names from Mr. Romano to Cassandro
Height 5'5"
Weight 170lbs
Signature moves Liplock(Big Kiss to in the Mouth His Opponents), Top Rope Wheelbarrow Victory Roll.
Titles: UWA World Lightweight Championship, CHIKARA Lightweight Championship, NWA World Welterweight Championship, Kalaka Arena Master Championship(Cd Juarez)

Notes

A veteran exotico who works all over the world. Began his career in the UWA as an undercard exotico teaming mainly with Pimpinela Escarlata. Got a Welterweight Title shot vs. El Hijo del Santo in 1992, which got about the level of nasty homophobic backlash you'd expect. He'd go on to win the Lightweight Title. After the UWA's closure he headed north and worked a lot of the border cities as well as in the United States. He struggled with addiction around this time, and the date he reached sobriety (June 4, 2003), is tattooed on his back to this day.

His return to mainstream Lucha Libre occured in 2006 when he began a feud with Pimpinela in AAA. The two seemed to be building to a hair match but a freak injury to Cassandro postponed it. The feud never got going even after his return and he soon left the promotion to return to the indy scene which included lots of dates with the touring Lucha VaVoom promotion.

Cassandro openly speaks of being gay and due to his ability to speak fluent English as well as Spanish he has made a name for himself all over the world after making appearences in various media outlets to promote things like Lucha VaVoom and Lucha Libre shows in France, England, etc.

Subject of the 2023 biopic Cassandro, starring Gael García Bernal in the title role.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date Apuesta Winner(s) Loser(s) Arena and/or Place
??/??/?? masks Cassandro & Pimpinela Escarlata Dragon Chino I & Dragon Chino II ?
??/??/?? hairs Cassandro & Pimpinela Escarlata Dragon Chino I & Dragon Chino II ?
??/??/?? mask Cassandro Profeta ?
??/??/?? hair Cassandro Profeta ?
??/??/?? hair Cassandro Halcon Dorado ?
??/??/?? hair Cassandro Misterioso ?
??/??/?? hair Cassandro Bello Armando Cd. Juarez , Chih
??/??/?? hair Cassandro Peluchin Cd. Juarez,Chih
??/??/?? hair Cassandro El Galáctico Cd. Juarez,Chih
02/05/26 hair (1) Lady Apache Cassandro Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua
06/06/22 hair (2) Cassandro Ruby Gardenia The Mayan Theater - Los Angeles, California
07/07/14 hair (3) El Hijo del Santo Cassandro L.A. Sports Arena - Los Angeles, California
13/03/16 hair Villano IV & Villano V Hijo de Pirata Morgan & Cassandro Juan de la Barrera - Distrito Federal
16/02/14 Mask (4) Cassandro Último Samuray Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
16/04/24 Hair Peluchín Maldad Cassandro Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
(1) Cage match w/ Lady Apache/Tiffany/Yahaira vs Cassandro/Pimpinela Escarlata/May Flowers; (2) Lucha Va Voom; (3) Cage Match w/Rey Misterio Sr., Hijo de Rey Misterio, LA Park, Nicho, Pentagon Black, Gran Hamada; (4) Relevos Suicidas vs Impostor Jr. & Peluchín Maldad


Gallery

as Mr. Romano
with Oriental & the CHIKARA Lightweight Championship
in AAA