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El mariachi
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El mariachi (1992) -- In Robert Rodreguez’s $7,000 directorial debut, a mariachi trades his guitar for a gun in this bullet-dodging ride through bandito violence and mistaken mariachi identity.
El mariachi (1992) -- A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.
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Overview

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Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writer:

Robert Rodriguez (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

26 February 1993 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(18 articles)

Is Danny Trejo in "Predators" ?
 (From OhMyGore. 28 September 2009, 5:07 PM, PDT)

Sony Grabs Rodriguez’s ‘Machete’
 (From FilmSchoolRejects. 22 September 2009, 10:17 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

One of the greatest low budget movies of the last twenty years, and still an inspiration to wanna be movie makers around the world. more (109 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Carlos Gallardo ... El Mariachi
Consuelo Gómez ... Domino
Jaime de Hoyos ... Bigotón (as Jaime De Hoyos)
Peter Marquardt ... Mauricio
Reinol Martinez ... Azul
Ramiro Gómez ... Cantinero (as Ramiro Gomez)
Jesús López ... Viejo Clerk (as Jesus Lopez)
Luis Baró ... Domino's Assistant (as Luis Baro)
Oscar Fabila ... The Boy
Poncho Ramón ... Azul's Rat (as Poncho Ramon)
Fernando Martínez ... Azul's Rat (as Fernando Martinez)
Manuel Acosta ... Bodyguard
Walter Vargas ... Prisoner
Roberto Martinez ... Prisoner
Virgen Delgado ... Female Bodyguard
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

Mexico | USA

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:18A (British Columbia) (1999) | Brazil:14 | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R (Approval No. 31967)


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Trivia:

The hotel owner and bartender were both local newscasters who were talking negatively about the movie. In order to get them to stop Robert Rodriguez gave both of them small parts in the movie. more

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Just before Mariachi jumps on a truck for the third time, he's checking out the window of a guitar shop. On the right-hand side, the camera on a tripod is visible, with the operator (Rodriguez) moving back and forth from the sun to the shade and checking the viewfinder. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mauricio: Good morning, Azul. Know who this is?
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Movie Connections:

Edited into Desperado (1995) more

Soundtrack:

Maldicion more


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33 out of 37 people found the following comment useful.
One of the greatest low budget movies of the last twenty years, and still an inspiration to wanna be movie makers around the world., 3 December 2003
Author: Infofreak

'El Mariachi' should still be regarded as an inspiration to wanna be movie makers around the world. For around US$7,000 Robert Rodriguez created one of the most enjoyable action movies to hit Hollywood since Peckinpah's 'The Getaway'. Once again Rodriguez proves the point that creativity and imagination beat million dollar budgets every time. An obvious concept to most people one would think, but going by the overblown CGI infested crapola at a theatre near you something that mainstream Hollywood STILL doesn't get! Carlos Gallardo played El Mariachi and co-produced with Rodriguez who did just about everything else - writer, director, cinematographer, editor, special effects,etc.etc. I first saw this movie not long after it hit video and I enjoyed it a lot. I recently watched it on DVD for the first time, ten years after I first saw it, and to me it really stands up. (Rodriguez' commentary is also highly recommended to any aspiring director) Personally my favourite Rodriguez movie is 'From Dusk Til Dawn', but 'El Mariachi' comes a close second. It's sequel cum remake 'Desperado' is a better known to most people but despite a budget 1000 times bigger(!) and some "name" actors involved I don't think it has half the energy and fun of the original, one of the greatest low budget movies of the last twenty years.

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