El Mariachi
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El Mariachi

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

6.8 / 10 1993 1h 21mR Spanish
ActionCrimeThrillerWestern

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.

Cast & Crew

Carlos Gallardo

Carlos Gallardo

El Mariachi

Lead
Consuelo Gómez

Consuelo Gómez

Domino

Jaime de Hoyos

Jaime de Hoyos

Bigotón

Peter Marquardt

Peter Marquardt

Mauricio

RM

Reinol Martinez

Azul

Ramiro Gómez

Ramiro Gómez

Cantinero

JL

Jesús López

Viejo Clerk

LB

Luis Baró

Domino's Assistant

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Rodriguez's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. El Mariachi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker