El Mariachi poster

El Mariachi( 1993)

TV-MAActionCrimeThrillerWestern
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With a guitar in his hand and a price on his head, he wasn't looking for trouble. But trouble came looking for him.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Carlos Gallardo

      El Mariachi

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      Consuelo Gómez

      Domino

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      Jaime de Hoyos

      Bigotón

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      Peter Marquardt

      Mauricio

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      Reinol Martinez

      Azul

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      Ramiro Gómez

      Cantinero

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      Jesús López

      Viejo Clerk

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      Luis Baró

      Domino's Assistant

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      Oscar Fabila

      The Boy

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      Poncho Ramon

      Azul's Rat

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      Fernando Martinez

      Azul's Rat

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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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      Juanita Vargas

      Female Bodyguard

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      Yolanda Puga

      Female Bodyguard

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      Jaime Rodriguez

      Moco's Man

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      Luis Cadena

      Moco's Man

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      Afredo Martínez

      Moco's Man

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      Gerardo Jaquez

      Moco's Man

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      Mario Mata

      Moco's Man

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      Daniel Delgado

      Moco's Man

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      Rosendo Ortiz

      Moco's Man

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      Cesar Cadena

      Moco's Man

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      Jose Salinas

      Moco's Man

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      Robert Santoyo

      Moco's Man

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      Sabas Perez

      Moco's Man

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      Guadenico Martin

      Moco's Man

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      Juan Garcia

      Moco's Man

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      Maximo Martin

      Moco's Man

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      DiFonso Quezada

      Moco's Man

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      Manuel Vejor

      Moco's Man

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      Alfredo Cisneros

      Keyboardist

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      Alejandro Peña

      Piña / Loco

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      Israel Reyes

      Taco

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      Clara Scott

      Moco's Manicurist

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      María Castillo

      Jail Guard

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      Samuel Quiroz

      Jail Guard

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      Roberto Delgado

      Jail Guard

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      Fermin Barron

      School Bus Driver

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      Tito Tortuga

      La Tortuga

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    A review by insidemovies84

    10
    Written by insidemovies84 on Tue Feb 16 2021
    Filmed in 1992 and being Robert Rodriquez’s film debut this is a film about a guitar player whom walk into town at the same time a gangster shoots up some dudes in a bar wearing same clothes so at first it’s a case of Mistaken identity but then I believe the Mariachi guy just kind of falls into the role of the renegade assassin that takes out the man running the streets or so he thinks... falling in love with the bosses girl... I thought this film was poetic, romantic and tragic all at the same time... I got a kick out of a scene where the dude’s in Domino’s tub as she holds a gun on him and f...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    7225.00

    Revenue

    2040920.00

    Keywords

    • mistaken identity
    • usa–mexico border
    • mariachi
    • concealed weapon