El Mariachi
A hopeful guitarist arrives in a border town to make a living and honor his family’s musical legacy, only to be mistaken for a deadly hitman and forced into a lethal cat‑and‑mouse chase with a ruthless drug lord who will stop at nothing to claim the weapon hidden in his guitar case.
“With a guitar in his hand and a price on his head, he wasn't looking for trouble. But trouble came looking for him.”
Synopsis
El Mariachi is a wandering musician who seeks to earn a living by playing his guitar and continuing his family's musical legacy. However, the small town where he arrives for work is also visited by a hired killer named Azul, who carries his weapons in a guitar case. Mistaking El Mariachi for Azul, a drug lord and his gang pursue him through the town, attempting to kill him and seize the guitar case.
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Edited by Robert RodriguezScored by Eric Guthrie
Box Office
1993 · Box office
Produced on a $7K budget
Production budget
$7K
Also known as
- El Mariachide
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Cast & Crew
47 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Carlos Gallardo
as El Mariachi
Consuelo Gomez
as Domino
Jaime De Hoyos
as Bigotón
Peter Marquardt
as Mauricio
Reinol Martinez
as Azul
Ramiro Gomez
as Cantinero
Jesus Lopez
as Viejo Clerk
Luis Baro
as Domino's Assistant
Oscar Fabila
as The Boy
Poncho Ramon
as Azul's Rat
Fernando Martinez
as Azul's Rat
Manuel Acosta
as Bodyguard
Supporting cast
30Walter Vargas
as Prisoner
Roberto Martinez
as Prisoner
Virgen Delgado
as Female Bodyguard
Juanita Vargas
as Female Bodyguard
Yolanda Puga
as Female Bodyguard
Jaime Rodriguez
as Moco's Man
Luis Cadena
as Moco's Man
Afredo Martinez
as Moco's Man
Gerardo Jaquez
as Moco's Man
Mario Mata
as Moco's Man
Daniel Delgado
as Moco's Man
Rosendo Ortiz
as Moco's Man
Cesar Cadena
as Moco's Man
Jose Salinas
as Moco's Man
Robert Santoyo
as Moco's Man
Sabas Perez
as Moco's Man
Guadenico Martin
as Moco's Man
Juan Garcia
as Moco's Man
Maximo Martin
as Moco's Man
Difonso Quezada
as Moco's Man
Manuel Vejor
as Moco's Man
Alfredo Cisneros
as Keyboardist
Alejandro Pena
as Piña / Loco
Israel Reyes
as Taco
Clara Scott
as Moco's Manicurist
Maria Castillo
as Jail Guard
Samuel Quiroz
as Jail Guard
Roberto Delgado
as Jail Guard
Fermin Barron
as School Bus Driver
Tito Tortuga
as La Tortuga
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