El Mariachi

1993 • 1h 21m • Action, Crime, Thriller

91%Rotten Tomatoes

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.

Director

Robert Rodriguez

Writers

Robert Rodriguez, Carlos Gallardo

Status

Released