The read
Number 3 of 3 in its series by score.
Synopsis
A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes66%
Metacritic56/100
2,491 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert RodriguezDirector
- Robert RodriguezScreenplay
- Robert RodriguezOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Antonio BanderasEl Mariachi
- Johnny DeppCIA Agent Jeffrey Sands
- Cheech MarinBelini
- Salma Hayek PinaultCarolina
- Mickey RourkeBilly Chambers
- Willem DafoeArmando Barillo
- Eva MendesCIA Agent Ajedrez
- Danny TrejoCucuy
- Rubén BladesJorge, Retired FBI Agent
- Enrique IglesiasLorenzo
- Marco LeonardiFideo
- Troy RobinsonRomero
Stills
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Themes
central intelligence agency (cia)mexicocorruptioncoup d'etatrevengegun battlebody doublepolitical assassinationmariachiguitar playerbrutalitydrug lord
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