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Director:
Writer:
Robert Rodriguez (written by)
Release Date:
26 February 1993 (USA)
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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. more
Plot:
A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins
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4 nominations
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(19 articles)
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a bang of a debut
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Carlos Gallardo | ... | El Mariachi |
 | Consuelo Gómez | ... | Domino |
| Jaime de Hoyos | ... | Bigotón (as Jaime De Hoyos) |
| Peter Marquardt | ... | Mauricio |
| Reinol Martinez | ... | Azul |
| Ramiro Gómez | ... | Cantinero (as Ramiro Gomez) |
| Jesús López | ... | Viejo Clerk (as Jesus Lopez) |
| Luis Baró | ... | Domino's Assistant (as Luis Baro) |
| Oscar Fabila | ... | The Boy |
| Poncho Ramón | ... | Azul's Rat (as Poncho Ramon) |
| Fernando Martínez | ... | Azul's Rat (as Fernando Martinez) |
| Manuel Acosta | ... | Bodyguard |
| Walter Vargas | ... | Prisoner |
| Roberto Martinez | ... | Prisoner |
| Virgen Delgado | ... | Female Bodyguard |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence.
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Runtime:
81 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Canada:18A (British Columbia) (1999) |
Brazil:14 |
South Korea:18 |
Australia:M |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:R (Ontario) |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:18 |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 |
Spain:18 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (Approval No. 31967)
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In his book "Rebel Without a Crew", Robert Rodriguez explains that the gangsters' peculiar names are meant as a joke: they are all nicknames the characters had as children but never outgrew. As such they are named La Palma (Spanish for "palm"); Azul ("blue"); Pepino ("cucumber"); Moco ("booger").
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Continuity: The Playboy bunny poster in Azul's hideout disappears after Azul's lady friends first emerge with their guns to scare off one of Azul's henchmen. Director Robert Rodriguez explains this goof in the commentary, stating that he felt the poster was too "American" for the film.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Mariachi Love Theme
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Robert Rodriguez has his first little/big film here that is by no means big money wise. The book written by Rodriguez, Rebel Without a Crew, illustrates this point very well, but to see the film in its present form you might wonder if it really cost more than he says. But it's this same grit that adds to its rough charm, like a slightly more cartoonish, crazy and action-packed film in the vein of Night of the Living Dead (shoe-string done with a level of truth for what the genre material needs). The budget for this film was 7000. That is the cheapest price for a film given wide release I've still heard of, and probably is. And watching this film I noticed that a lot the big hundreds of millions of dollars spent on other films, while usually bankrolled with high-powered Hollywood casts and immense crews working on special effects, they lost an intensity that this film has even in its brief quiet scenes. Plus, as in the rest of the Mariachi films, it's often got a slick, quick sense of humor where Rodriguez's compositions say almost all there needs to be said. The story shows a singing musician (El Mariachi) who is not looking for trouble, but everyone is wanting to kill a man carrying a guitar case, which he has. It's a nifty little classic of exploitation/action that was meant for video markets but doesn't compromise. It's even got OK acting.