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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.”

Director
Robert Rodriguez
Year
1993
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
R
Release
1993
Language
es
Country
US

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01 · Overview

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The story

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.

  • #mariachi
  • #concealed weapon
  • #usa–mexico border
  • #mistaken identity

  • Directed by

    Robert Rodriguez

  • Written by

    Robert Rodriguez

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