El Mariachi
El Mariachi
El Mariachi
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1993
1h 21m
6.7(1224 votes)
Action
Crime
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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.

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42 members
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Carlos Gallardo

El Mariachi

Carlos Gallardo
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Consuelo Gómez

Domino

Consuelo Gómez
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Jaime de Hoyos

Bigotón

Jaime de Hoyos
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Peter Marquardt

Mauricio

Peter Marquardt
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Reinol Martinez

Azul

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Ramiro Gómez

Cantinero

Ramiro Gómez
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Jesús López

Viejo Clerk

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Luis Baró

Domino's Assistant

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Oscar Fabila

The Boy

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Poncho Ramon

Azul's Rat

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Fernando Martinez

Azul's Rat

Fernando Martinez
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Manuel Acosta

Bodyguard

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Walter Vargas

Prisoner

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Roberto Martinez

Prisoner

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Virgen Delgado

Female Bodyguard

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Juanita Vargas

Female Bodyguard

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Yolanda Puga

Female Bodyguard

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Jaime Rodriguez

Moco's Man

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Luis Cadena

Moco's Man

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Afredo Martínez

Moco's Man

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Gerardo Jaquez

Moco's Man

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Mario Mata

Moco's Man

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Daniel Delgado

Moco's Man

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Rosendo Ortiz

Moco's Man

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Cesar Cadena

Moco's Man

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Jose Salinas

Moco's Man

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Robert Santoyo

Moco's Man

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Sabas Perez

Moco's Man

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Guadenico Martin

Moco's Man

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Juan Garcia

Moco's Man

Juan Garcia
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Maximo Martin

Moco's Man

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DiFonso Quezada

Moco's Man

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Manuel Vejor

Moco's Man

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Alfredo Cisneros

Keyboardist

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Alejandro Peña

Piña / Loco

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Israel Reyes

Taco

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Clara Scott

Moco's Manicurist

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María Castillo

Jail Guard

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Samuel Quiroz

Jail Guard

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Roberto Delgado

Jail Guard

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Fermin Barron

School Bus Driver

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Tito Tortuga

La Tortuga

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