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EL MARIACHI
Synopsis
Guitarist El Mariachi simply wants to wander through life as his father and grandfather did, with a song in his heart and a smile on his lips. He wanders into a small mob-run town, guitar case in hand. It so happens that the local criminal element is awaiting the arrival of vicious hit man Azul…
Synopsis
Guitarist El Mariachi simply wants to wander through life as his father and grandfather did, with a song in his heart and a smile on his lips. He wanders into a small mob-run town, guitar case in hand. It so happens that the local criminal element is awaiting the arrival of vicious hit man Azul…
Our take
With a mere $7000, 24-year-old Robert Rodriguez set out to make the ultimate action movie—both jump-starting his Hollywood career and proving (with a legendary origin story) that you don’t need money, just ingenuity and passion, to make exciting cinema. What came next? His big-budget remake!