He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.
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Relentless, grave, plot-driven and effortless.
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
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“Is Antonio Banderas the best thing in Desperado?”
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Cast
- Antonio BanderasEl Mariachi
- Salma Hayek PinaultCarolina
- Joaquim de AlmeidaBucho
- Steve BuscemiBuscemi
- Cheech MarinShort Bartender
- Carlos GómezRight Hand
- Quentin TarantinoPick-Up Guy
- Tito LarrivaTavo
- Angel AvilesZamira
- Danny TrejoNavajas
Crew
- Robert RodriguezDirector
- Robert RodriguezWriter
- Guillermo NavarroDirector of Photography
- David HidalgoOriginal Music Composer
- Louie PérezOriginal Music Composer
- Cesar RosasOriginal Music Composer
- Robert RodriguezEditor
- Robert RodriguezProducer
- Bill BordenProducer
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