With a guitar in his hand and a price on his head, he wasn't looking for trouble. But trouble came looking for him.
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.
ActionCrimeThrillerWesternmistaken identityusa–mexico bordermariachiconcealed weapon
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, effortless and relentless.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
Who loves it, who doesn't
18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Thrill Chasers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Carlos GallardoEl Mariachi
- Consuelo GómezDomino
- Jaime de HoyosBigotón
- Peter MarquardtMauricio
- Reinol MartinezAzul
- Ramiro GómezCantinero
- Jesús LópezViejo Clerk
- Luis BaróDomino's Assistant
- Oscar FabilaThe Boy
- Poncho RamonAzul's Rat
Crew
- Robert RodriguezDirector
- Robert RodriguezWriter
- Robert RodriguezDirector of Photography
- Robert RodriguezEditor
- Robert RodriguezProducer
- Carlos GallardoProducer
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