Film

Desperado 1995

Directed by Robert Rodriguez

  • Thriller, Action, Crime
  • 104 min
  • R

He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.

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Relentless, grave, plot-driven and effortless.

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