Desperado

1995 104 min ★ 6.9 Thriller, Action, Crime

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.

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Cast

Antonio Banderas

El Mariachi

Salma Hayek Pinault

Carolina

Joaquim de Almeida

Bucho

Steve Buscemi

Buscemi

Cheech Marin

Short Bartender

Carlos Gómez

Right Hand

Quentin Tarantino

Pick-Up Guy

Tito Larriva

Tavo

Angel Aviles

Zamira

Danny Trejo

Navajas

Details

Director

Robert Rodriguez

Tagline

"He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$25,405,445

Production

Columbia Pictures, Los Hooligans Productions

Reviews

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talisencrw

July 29, 2016

★ 9/10

This was a solid and highly enjoyable take on the spaghetti western by Rodriguez that rightfully put the director on the map and provided star Antonio Banderas the breakthrough he needed in the American marketplace. Though I love his work on the Sin City films, particularly the first, his incredible earlier trilogy will always hold a special place in my cinephilic heart. My recent project of co...

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Filipe Manuel Neto

September 4, 2023

★ 6/10

**Action, shots, bullets and… “latinxploitation”?** I confess that I expected something more from this film. I was left with the feeling that it has little to offer us other than two tons of spectacular action scenes, with explosions, hundreds of gunshots and some gratuitous destruction. Even more: it reminded me of those films from the 70s, which we call “blaxploitation” because they reinforce...