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6.8
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Critic Mark Salisbury
rated 8

...an action flick infinitely more exciting than many a film costing ten thousand times as much, transcending its budgetary limitations with wonderful ingenuity, invention and sassy wit.

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Cast & Crew

Carlos Gallardo
As El Mariachi
Juan Garcia
As Moco's Man
Fernando Martinez
As Azul's Rat
María Castillo
As Jail Guard
Peter Marquardt
As Mauricio
Manuel Acosta
As Bodyguard

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In this action-packed thrill ride, a young musician travels from town to town, using his guitar to make a name for himself. But when he arrives in a small Mexican village, he's mistaken for a notorious hitman, and his life takes a dangerous turn. Forced to trade his guitar for a gun, he must fight for survival against a ruthless drug lord and his army of henchmen. With non-stop action and heart-pumping suspense, this movie keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Will our hero survive the chaos that surrounds him, or will he fall victim to the violent world he's stumbled into?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as El Mariachi include Universal Soldier, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Substitute, The Crow, Desperado, Mercury Rising.

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El Mariachi was released in theaters on February 26, 1993.