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El mariachi [videorecording (DVD)].

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Columbia Pictures, c2003.

Drug traffic -- Mexico -- Drama.

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (81 min.) : Dolby digital Surround stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992.

Special features: Director's commentary ; Robert Rodriguez's short film Bedhead ; "10-minute film school" featurette ; sneak peek: Once upon a time in Mexico.

1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen.

Soundtracks in Spanish or French (dubbed) ; subtitles in Spanish, English, French, or Korean.

Produced by Robert Rodriguez and Carlos Gallardo ; written and directed by Robert Rodriguez.

Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez and Peter Marquardt.

"All he wants is to be a Mariachi, like his father, his grandfather and his great grandfather before him. But the town he thinks will bring him luck brings him only a curse of deadly mistaken identity. Forced to trade his guitar for a gun, the mariachi is playing for his life in this critically-acclaimed film debut from director Robert Rodriguez. Financed with earnings from a month-long stay in a research hospital, this astonishing action adventure was shot with no secodn takes, using borrowed equipment and a talented cast of unknowns. The riveting result is a wild bullet-dodging ride through a world of bandido violence, from the suspense of the opening shoot-out to the tragedy of the unexpected conclusion. WIth little more than a great story and a lot of heart, Rodriguez has craeted pure movie pleasure, setting new standards for independent filmmaking, and establishing himself as an unquestionable talent. 'An enormously entertaining movie.' (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times)"--Container.

Sundance Film Festival Winner, Audience Award - Dramatic, 1992.

Gangster films.

Rodriguez, Robert, 1968-

Gallardo, Carlos.

Gómez, Consuelo.

Marquardt, Peter, actor.

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