El Mariachi
Filmed in the Mexican border town of Acuan. A young mariachi singer arrives in the town looking for a gig. Unfortunately, he is mistaken for a drug dealer who is at war with his ex-partner, and finds himself involved in gang-warfare.
Cast & credits
Cast
- El Mariachi Carlos Gallardo
- Domino Consuelo Gómez
- Mauricio (Moco) Peter Marquardt
- Bigotón Jaime de Hoyos
- Azul Reinol Martinez
- Cantinero Ramiro Gómez
- old clerk Jesús López
- Domino's assistant Luis Baró
- the boy Oscar Fabila
- Azul's rat Poncho Ramón
- Azul's rat Fernando Martinez
- bodyguard Manuel Acosta
- prisoner Walter Vargas
- prisoner Roberto Martínez
- female bodyguard Virgen Delgado
- female bodyguard Juanita Vargas
- female bodyguard Yolanda Puga
- Moco's man Jaime R. Rodríguez
- Moco's man Luis Cadena
- Moco's man Afredo Martínez
- Moco's man Gerardo Jaquez
- Moco's man Mario Mata
- Moco's man Daniel Delgado
- Moco's man Rosendo Ortiz
- Moco's man César Cadena
- Moco's man José Salinas
- Moco's man Robert Santoyo
- Moco's man Sabas Pérez
- Moco's man Guadencio Martín
- Moco's man Juan Garcia
- Moco's man Máximo Martín
- Moco's man DiFonso Quezada
- Moco's man Manuel Vejor
- keyboardist Alfredo Cisneros
- Piña Alejandro Peña
- Taco Israel Reyes
- Loco Alejandro Peña
- Moco's manicurist Clara Scott
- jail guard María Castillo
- jail guard Samuel Quiroz
- jail guard Roberto Delgado
- school bus driver Fermín Barrón
- pitbull H.b.
- 'La Tortuga' Tito Tortuga
Credits
Direction
- Directed by/A film by Robert Rodriguez
Production
- © Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
- Production Company Los Hooligans Productions
- Presents Columbia Pictures
- A Columbia Pictures release/Author Columbia Pictures
- Produced by Robert Rodriguez
- Produced by Carlos Gallardo
- Associate Producer Elizabeth Avellán
- Associate Producer Carmen M. De Gallardo
- Unit Production Manager Carlos Gallardo
Writing
- Written by Robert Rodriguez
Photography
- Director of Photography Robert Rodriguez
- Camera Operator Robert Rodriguez
Stills
- Still Photographer Robert Rodriguez
Special Effects
- Special Effects Robert Rodriguez
- Special Effects Carlos Gallardo
Editing
- Editor Robert Rodriguez
- Additional Editing/Conforming Robert Rodriguez
- Additional Editing/Conforming George Hively
- Additional Editing/Conforming Thomas Jingles
- Additional Editing/Conforming Chris Jackson
Titles
- Titles/Opticals O.C.S. Freeze Frame
Film processing
- 16mm to 35mm Blow Up O.C.S. Freeze Frame
- Prints by Technicolor
Music
- Music by Marc Trujillo
- Music by Álvaro Rodriguez
- Music by Juan Suárez
- Music by Cecilio Rodriguez
- Music by Eric Guthrie
- Music Editor Robert Rodriguez
Sound
- Post-production/Sound Services by Sony Pictures Studios
- Sound Editor Robert Rodriguez
- Additional Sound Effects Gary Krivacek
Stunts
- Stunt Supervisor Manuel Salinas
- Stunt Supervisor Mario Hernández