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Desperado

Desperado

He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.

1995 1h 44mThrillerActionCrime

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.

3.5/5

TMDB score· 3,186 votes

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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.

The vibe

gunslingershowdownmexicoambushhitmanguitaranti terrorbartenderrevengetragic hero

Behind it

Robert RodriguezRobert RodriguezDirectorDavid HidalgoDavid HidalgoComposerLouie PérezLouie PérezComposerCesar RosasCesar RosasComposerConrad LozanoConrad LozanoComposerSteve BerlinComposer

Cast

Antonio BanderasAntonio BanderasEl Mariachi
Salma Hayek PinaultSalma Hayek PinaultCarolina
Joaquim de AlmeidaJoaquim de AlmeidaBucho
Steve BuscemiSteve BuscemiBuscemi
Cheech MarinCheech MarinShort Bartender
Carlos GómezCarlos GómezRight Hand
Quentin TarantinoQuentin TarantinoPick-Up Guy
Tito LarrivaTito LarrivaTavo
Angel AvilesAngel AvilesZamira
Danny TrejoDanny TrejoNavajas
Abraham VerduzcoNiño
Carlos GallardoCarlos GallardoCampa
Albert Michel Jr.Quino
David AlvaradoDavid AlvaradoBuddy
Angela LanzaAngela LanzaTourist Girl
Mike MoroffMike MoroffShrug
Robert ArevaloRobert ArevaloOpponent
Gerardo MoscosoPriest

Director

Robert Rodriguez

Writer

Robert Rodriguez

Release date

25 Aug 1995

Runtime

1h 44m

Budget

$7.0M

Box office

$25.4M · 3.6× its budget

Studio

Columbia Pictures, Los Hooligans Productions

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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Mexico Collection

The Mexico Trilogy (also known as the Desperado Trilogy on some released DVD products) is a series of films: El Mariachi, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, all written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez, beginning in 1992 and ending in 2003 and distributed by Columbia Tristar which tell the continuing story of the movies' main character, "El Mariachi".

El Mariachi

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.

3.4

El Mariachi

1993

Desperado

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.

3.5

Desperado

1995

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.

3.2

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003

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