A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 4 nominations
Jaime de Hoyos
- Bigotón
- (as Jaime De Hoyos)
Ramiro Gómez
- Cantinero
- (as Ramiro Gomez)
Jesús López
- Viejo Clerk
- (as Jesus Lopez)
Luis Baró
- Domino's Assistant
- (as Luis Baro)
Poncho Ramón
- Azul's Rat
- (as Poncho Ramon)
Fernando Martínez
- Azul's Rat
- (as Fernando Martinez)
Jaime R. Rodríguez
- Moco's Men
- (as Jaime Rodriguez)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo warn people he was filming, Robert Rodriguez would place a sign at the end of the street he was shooting on. He wrote it in English so no one would understand what it meant.
- GoofsFairly early in the movie, Azul insists he only killed six of Moco's men, while Moco insists ten and the other four are credited to El Mariachi. Actually, Azul is responsible for the death seven of the men (the three hitmen in the opening, four in the bar) and Mariachi is responsible for three (two in the truck, one beside, leaving one unconscious).
- Quotes
[last lines]
El Mariachi: [voiceover] All I wanted was to be a mariachi, like my ancestors. But the city I thought would bring me luck brought only a curse. I lost my guitar, my hand, and her. With this injury, I may never play the guitar again. Without her, I have no love. But with the dog and the weapons, I'm prepared for the future.
- Crazy creditsTurtle... Tito La Tortuga
- Alternate versionsIn addition to the subtitled version, Columbia had an English dubbed version prepared for home video release in the United States.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Anti-Hero's Journey (2004)
- SoundtracksGanas De Vivir
Written and Performed by Juan Francisco Suarez Vidaurri (as Juan Suarez)
Featured review
I know the budget for this film was somewhere between 5000 and 7000 dollars, but I would like to comment more on the pacing and frenetic film style Rodriguez bestows upon us. Low budget or not,this film has energy. It never lets down for more than a few minutes and the editing is amazing. Robert Rodriguez has such a knowledge of film-making that he makes this movie look like a million bucks easy. The film isn't perfect, but on sheer energy alone it will entertain you more than most over-blown Hollywood action films.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Tay Đàn Sát Thủ
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $7,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,040,920
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $312,528
- Feb 28, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $2,040,920
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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