El Mariachi

El Mariachi

Action • R • 1993 • 1 hr 21 min

6.7

6.8

Starring

Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt, Reinol Martinez

Directed By

Robert Rodriguez

Written By

Robert Rodriguez

Attributes

Genre

Action Crime Thriller Western Foreign

Release Date

February 26, 1993

User Reviews

Watch to see the movie Rodriguez made for 7k and sold to Columbia for far more plus a director deal.

A fun watch that shows the power of a strong story and good editing. A great watch for Indie filmmakers on how to use a small budget.

It's low-budget honestly gives it so much personality. The story is basic but it has so much fun being what it is. Hard not to like

The ultimate example of lowbudget success. The lack of money adds to the atmosphere. This is the kind of movie that inspires filmmakers.

Probably my favorite in the trilogy, mostly because of the indie film making and minimal tone

Stoffige Seppie

Epic scenes, ridiculous plot. Non stop action and humour... what more do you want?

A great example of no budget filmmaking

Extremely low budget and highly nonsensical but its heart is in the right place. Watch if you want a dumb action movie with some style.

Nicolás Jiménez Ortiz

A good, fun and enjoyable movie that shows you don't need a big budget to make something remarkable.

All the action in the end but the build up works with it well

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6.7 – Based on 2.1k ratings

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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.

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.

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.

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Escape from New York

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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.