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El Mariachi (transl. The Musician) is a 1992 Spanish language American independent neo-Western action film and the first part of the saga that came to be known as Robert Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy. It marked the feature-length debut of Rodriguez as writer and director.
The trilogy began with the 1993 ultra low-budget production of El Mariachi.The film was made on a budget of only US$7,000 using 16-millimeter film, was shot entirely in Mexico with a mostly amateur cast, and was originally intended to go directly to the Mexican home-video market (a process detailed in Rodriguez's book Rebel Without a Crew).
In the film, El Mariachi is recruited by CIA agent Sheldon Sands (Johnny Depp) to kill a corrupt general responsible for the death of his wife, Carolina (Salma Hayek). Once Upon a Time in Mexico was released in the United States on September 12, 2003, by Sony Pictures Releasing .
Desperado is a 1995 American neo-Western action film written, co-produced, edited and directed by Robert Rodriguez.It is the second part of Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy.It stars Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover.
Mariachi Gringo is a 2012 romantic comedy film directed by Tom Gustafson and written by Cory Krueckeberg. It was produced by Speak Productions and Sin Sentido Films. The film stars Shawn Ashmore, Martha Higareda, Lila Downs, Fernando Becerril, Kate Burton, Tom Wopat and Adriana Barraza.
El Mariachi was the first of Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy that included Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Rodriguez continued working on several other film series including the crime - horror film hybrid From Dusk till Dawn and the family-oriented adventure film series Spy Kids .
Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film El Mariachi, which was a commercial success after grossing $2.6 million ($5.5 million in 2023 dollars) against a budget of $7,000 ($14,937 in 2023 dollars). The film spawned two sequels known collectively as the Mexico Trilogy: Desperado (1995) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).
Desperado: The Soundtrack is the film score to Robert Rodriguez’s Desperado. It was written and performed by the Los Angeles rock bands Los Lobos and Tito & Tarantula, performing traditional Ranchera and Chicano rock music. Other artists on the soundtrack album include Dire Straits, Link Wray, Latin Playboys, and Carlos Santana.