El Mariachi

Watch: El Mariachi

2/26/19931h 21m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ With a guitar in his hand and a price on his head, he wasn't looking for trouble. But trouble came looking for him. ~

Overview:

El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake el Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case.

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Status:

Released

Language:

Spanish

Buget:

$7,225.00

Revenue:

$2,040,920.00

Key words:

mistaken identity
usa–mexico border
mariachi
concealed weapon

Cast

Carlos Gallardo

~ as ~

El Mariachi

Consuelo Gómez

~ as ~

Domino

Jaime de Hoyos

~ as ~

Bigotón

Peter Marquardt

~ as ~

Mauricio

Reinol Martinez

~ as ~

Azul

Ramiro Gómez

~ as ~

Cantinero

Jesús López

~ as ~

Viejo Clerk

Luis Baró

~ as ~

Domino's Assistant

Oscar Fabila

~ as ~

The Boy

Poncho Ramon

~ as ~

Azul's Rat

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Reviews (1)

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insidemovies84
Written 4 year(s) ago
10
Filmed in 1992 and being Robert Rodriquez’s film debut this is a film about a guitar player whom walk into town at the same time a gangster shoots up some dudes in a bar wearing same clothes so at first it’s a case of Mistaken identity but then I believe the Mariachi guy just kind of falls into the role of the renegade assassin that takes out the man running the streets or so he thinks... falling in love with the bosses girl... I thought this film was poetic, romantic and tragic all at the same time... I got a kick out of a scene where the dude’s in Domino’s tub as she holds a gun on him and forces him to sing... the song he sings was racy but supposedly an original of his... the film starred Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez, Peter Marquardt and Reinol Martinez. An interesting look at a criminal organization no necessarily organized, a raw slice of life piece if independent structure and I feel well paced for it's low budget. I recommend to see.