A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.
Director:
Robert RodriguezWriter:
Robert Rodriguez
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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 | |
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Ramiro Gómez | ... | Cantinero (as Ramiro Gomez) |
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Jesús López | ... | Viejo Clerk (as Jesus Lopez) |
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Luis Baró | ... | Domino's Assistant (as Luis Baro) |
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Oscar Fabila | ... | The Boy |
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Poncho Ramón | ... | Azul's Rat (as Poncho Ramon) |
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Fernando Martínez | ... | Azul's Rat (as Fernando Martinez) |
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Manuel Acosta | ... | Bodyguard |
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Walter Vargas | ... | Prisoner |
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Roberto Martinez | ... | Prisoner |
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Virgen Delgado | ... | Female Bodyguard |
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Storyline
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. Written by Josh Pasnak <chainsaw@intouch.bc.ca>
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female bartender | attempted rape | female prison guard | love triangle | bikini |Taglines:
With a guitar in his hand and a price on his head, he wasn't looking for trouble...but trouble came looking for him. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
SpanishRelease Date:
8 October 1993 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$7,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$312,528, 28 February 1993Gross USA:
$2,040,920Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,040,920Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Many of the exterior scenes were shot on the same two blocks to avoid using up too much money on gas. This is most obvious in the first chase scene, when the Mariachi supposedly runs away from the hotel he's staying in, yet it can be seen just over his shoulder soon afterward. See more »Goofs
When Azul kills a man hiding in the bathroom, the shadow of a crew member briefly goes over the door. Likewise, when Azul returns to the bar to finish his beer and leaves, the camera's shadow passes over the door after it shuts. See more »Crazy Credits
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Robert Rodriguez has his first little/big film here that is by no means big money wise. The book written by Rodriguez, Rebel Without a Crew, illustrates this point very well, but to see the film in its present form you might wonder if it really cost more than he says. But it's this same grit that adds to its rough charm, like a slightly more cartoonish, crazy and action-packed film in the vein of Night of the Living Dead (shoe-string done with a level of truth for what the genre material needs). The budget for this film was 7000. That is the cheapest price for a film given wide release I've still heard of, and probably is. And watching this film I noticed that a lot the big hundreds of millions of dollars spent on other films, while usually bankrolled with high-powered Hollywood casts and immense crews working on special effects, they lost an intensity that this film has even in its brief quiet scenes. Plus, as in the rest of the Mariachi films, it's often got a slick, quick sense of humor where Rodriguez's compositions say almost all there needs to be said. The story shows a singing musician (El Mariachi) who is not looking for trouble, but everyone is wanting to kill a man carrying a guitar case, which he has. It's a nifty little classic of exploitation/action that was meant for video markets but doesn't compromise. It's even got OK acting.