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Robert Rodriguez

El Mariachi

80' - 1992 - Crime, Action, Thriller - Dialogue: Spanish, English
Director: Robert Rodriguez Composer: Mark Trujillo, Alvaro Rodriguez, Juan Suarez, Cecilio Rodriguez, Eric Guthrie With: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos, Reinol Martinez, Peter Marquardt
El Mariachi is about a lone Mariachi musician who enters a small town at the same time as a hitman. They bath wear black and carry similar guitar cases, except the Mariachi's contains his beloved guitar and the hitman's is full of weapons. The Mariachi falls in love with a beautiful bar owner who takes him in after he is accidentally confused with the hitman. The Mariachi finds himself ushered into the violent underworld, battling the evil that lurks both around him and within ... up until the film's final tragic moments.

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Credits

Director

Robert Rodriguez

Composer

Mark Trujillo, Alvaro Rodriguez, Juan Suarez, Cecilio Rodriguez, Eric Guthrie

With

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

Scenario

Robert Rodriguez, Carlos Gallardo

Director of Photography

Robert Rodriguez

Editor

Robert Rodriguez

Producer

Carlos Gallardo

More information

Dialogue

Spanish, English

Countries of production

Mexico

Year

1992

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