El Mariachi

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El Mariachi (1993)

R 81 min - Action, Crime, Thriller, Western - 22 February 1993
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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.

Director:  Robert Rodriguez
Writers:  Robert Rodriguez
Stars:  Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt, Reinol Martinez, Ramiro Gómez, Jesús López, Luis Baró, Oscar Fabila, Poncho Ramon, Fernando Martinez, Manuel Acosta, Walter Vargas, Roberto Martinez, Virgen Delgado, Juanita Vargas, Yolanda Puga, Jaime Rodriguez, Luis Cadena, Afredo Martínez, Gerardo Jaquez, Mario Mata, Daniel Delgado, Rosendo Ortiz, Cesar Cadena, Jose Salinas, Robert Santoyo, Sabas Perez, Guadenico Martin, Juan Garcia, Maximo Martin, DiFonso Quezada, Manuel Vejor, Alfredo Cisneros, Alejandro Peña, Israel Reyes, Clara Scott, María Castillo, Samuel Quiroz, Roberto Delgado, Fermin Barron, Tito Tortuga

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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.

Collections: Robert Rodriguez
Tagline: With a guitar in his hand and a price on his head, he wasn't looking for trouble. But trouble came looking for him.
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller, Western

Details

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Country:   Mexico,   United States of America
Language:  English, Spanish
Release Date:  22 February 1993

Box Office

Budget:  $7,225
Revenue:  $2,000,000

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Columbia Pictures, Los Hooligans Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 21 min
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