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.
El Mariachi (1993) is a action, crime, thriller and western film directed by Robert Rodriguez, released on February 22, 1993 with a runtime of 1h 21m. It stars Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos and Peter Marquardt. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 1,329 ratings.
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Carlos Gallardo
as El Mariachi
Consuelo Gómez
as Domino
Jaime de Hoyos
as Bigotón
Peter Marquardt
as Mauricio
Reinol Martinez
as Azul
Ramiro Gómez
as Cantinero
Jesús López
as Viejo Clerk
Luis Baró
as Domino's Assistant
Oscar Fabila
as The Boy
Poncho Ramon
as Azul's Rat
Fernando Martinez
as Azul's Rat
Manuel Acosta
as Bodyguard
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, written by Robert Rodriguez, produced by Robert Rodriguez and Carlos Gallardo.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 1,329 ratings.
Filmed in 1992 and being Robert Rodriquez’s film debut this is a film about a guitar player whom walk into town at the same time a gangster shoots up some dudes in a bar wearing same clothes so at first it’s a case of Mistaken identity but then I believe the Mariachi guy just kind of falls into the role of the renegade assassin that takes out the man running the streets or so he thinks... falling in love with the…
Reviewed on February 16, 2021
El Mariachi (1992) Directed by Robert Rodriguez There's a romantic notion in cinema that constraints breed creativity, that necessity mothers invention, that you don't need a Hollywood budget to tell a compelling story. Most of the time, this is wishful thinking offered by people who've never tried to shoot a feature film with pocket change and borrowed equipment. Then there's El Mariachi, Robert Rodriguez's…
Reviewed on February 1, 2026
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The main cast of El Mariachi (1993) includes Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt and Reinol Martinez. The film was directed by Robert Rodriguez. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
El Mariachi was released on February 22, 1993 and runs for 1h 21m.
El Mariachi (1993) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 1,329 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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