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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release1993

Runtime1h 21m

StatusReleased

Budget$7,225

Revenue$2,040,920

Production

Los Hooligans Productions

Movie

El Mariachi

1993

1h 21m

6.7

Action

Crime

Thriller

Synopsis

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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