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.”
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.
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Part of Mexico Collection
3 films
Cast
42 people
Carlos Gallardo
El Mariachi
Known for
Redcon-1
Planet Terror
Consuelo Gómez
Domino
Jaime de Hoyos
Bigotón
Peter Marquardt
Mauricio
Also in
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Gillespie
Reinol Martinez
Azul
Ramiro Gómez
Cantinero
Jesús López
Viejo Clerk
Luis Baró
Domino's Assistant
No other roles listed
Oscar Fabila
The Boy
No other roles listed
Poncho Ramon
Azul's Rat
No other roles listed
Fernando Martinez
Azul's Rat
Known for
M.I.A.
Manuel Acosta
Bodyguard
Also in
Single Action
Robert Rodriguez Director
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $7.2K · United States release February 26, 1993
Box office
Budget
$7,225
Worldwide gross
$2,040,920
Gross vs. budget
282.5×
Production
Los Hooligans Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio · Production
United States · Mexico
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · September 4, 1992
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · February 26, 1993
Theatrical
Australia
February 22, 1993 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 26, 1993 · Theatrical
Canada
September 15, 1992 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
April 1, 1996 · Physical
France
September 28, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
August 5, 1993 · Theatrical
Italy
September 3, 1993 · Theatrical
Japan
September 28, 1993 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 22, 1993 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
February 24, 1994 · Theatrical
October 12, 2002 · TV · Nederland 1
March 25, 2008 · Physical · DVD
April 6, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Romania
February 22, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 20, 1993 · Theatrical
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