El Mariachi

Feb 22, 1993

1h 21m

★ 6.7

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.

Genres

Action

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Los Hooligans Productions

El Mariachi Trailers

Cast

El Mariachi

Carlos Gallardo

Domino

Consuelo Gómez

Bigotón

Jaime de Hoyos

Mauricio

Peter Marquardt

Azul

Reinol Martinez

Cantinero

Ramiro Gómez

Viejo Clerk

Jesús López

Domino's Assistant

Luis Baró

The Boy

Oscar Fabila

Azul's Rat

Poncho Ramon

Azul's Rat

Fernando Martinez

Bodyguard

Manuel Acosta

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