Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller, Western
Languages: English, Spanish
Year: 1993
Vote: 6.726
Festival & Award: Sundance - Audience Award Dramatic
El Mariachi
The showmakers
Overview
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.
Indie vibes check
El Mariachi is an iconic indie film, known for being produced on a very low budget and for its DIY approach to filmmaking.