Mariachi Gringo (2012)

A stifled, small-town man stuck in a dead end life, runs away to Mexico to be a mariachi singer. MARIACHI GRINGO is a musical tour-de-force exploring the reality of "following your dreams" ... See full summary »

Director:

Tom Gustafson

Writers:

Cory Krueckeberg, Cory James Krueckeberg

Stars:

Shawn Ashmore, Martha Higareda, Kate Burton

5 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Shawn Ashmore	...	Edward
Martha Higareda	...	Lilia
Kate Burton	...	Anne
Adriana Barraza	...	Magdalena
Fernando Becerril	...	Alberto
Lila Downs	...	Sophia
Tom Wopat	...	Ron
Yareli Arizmendi	...	Rosario
Deanna Dunagan	...	Monica
Teresa Ruiz	...	Ashlee
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brad Bukauskas	...	Brendan
Celia Keenan-Bolger	...	Tammy
David Medel	...	Drunk Guy
Jorge Luis Moreno	...	Rough Youngster
Raúl Méndez	...	Jorge

Storyline

A stifled, small-town man stuck in a dead end life, runs away to Mexico to be a mariachi singer. MARIACHI GRINGO is a musical tour-de-force exploring the reality of "following your dreams" across cultural, personal, social and geographical borders.

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Plot Keywords:

mariachi | mexico

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

10 May 2013 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

El Mariachi Gringo

Filming Locations:

USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

SPEAKproductions, Sin Sentido Films, Group Entertainment, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

This is about finding yourself and not settling for the norm

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It's a movie about finding your dream; about stepping outside the box, and not being afraid to try something new and different. The movie is about Edward, a young man who wants to be a mariachi. In his quest, we are shown the beautiful traditional culture that makes up Mexico. As a teacher, I endeavor to expose my students to Mexican culture by singing "Las Mañanitas" to them, explaining how mariachis are hired to sing the traditional birthday song to a loved one. How they typically come in the morning and sing outside her window. In this movie, my students will get to see this. I explain to them about the Mariachi culture, and this movie shows this. I teach them about "El día de los muertos" and this movie has beautiful scenes on this. I could go on, but I think you get the picture. Watching this movie, you will see the many wonderful Mexican traditions as Edward goes about finding himself. And if that isn't enough, we are treated to Lila Down's beautiful voice, and beautiful Mariachi music. They tried to pack a lot in to this movie, and that might be the reason for its lack of transition, but in my estimation it makes up for it in heart.