At a Glance

In 'El Mariachi' a man trades his guitar for a gun. In 'Desperado' a man seeks revenge for the murder of his girlfriend.

Detailed Information

El Mariachi

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 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.

Desperado

Antonio Banderas, Joaquim de Almeida, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin and Quentin Tarantino star in this stylish shoot-em-up described as a south of the border Pulp Fiction.

Director Robert Rodrigez follows up his legendary debut film, El Mariachi, with this sexy sequel about a mysterious guitar player (Banderas) searching for vengeance against the men who murdered his girlfriend.