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About
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.
Theatrical
Sep 11, 2003
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 1, 2004
Box Office
$98.8M
Budget
$29.0M
Return
3.4x
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Elizabeth Avellan, Carlos Gallardo, Sue Jett
Music
Studio
Columbia Pictures, Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios
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Cast
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Antonio Banderas
El Mariachi
J
Johnny Depp
CIA Agent Jeffrey Sands
C
Cheech Marin
Belini
S
Salma Hayek Pinault
Carolina
M
Mickey Rourke
Billy Chambers
Willem Dafoe
Armando Barillo
E
Eva Mendes
CIA Agent Ajedrez
D
Danny Trejo
Cucuy
R
Rubén Blades
Jorge, Retired FBI Agent
E
Enrique Iglesias
Lorenzo
M
Marco Leonardi
Fideo
T
Troy Robinson
Romero
G
Gerardo Vigil
General Marquez
P
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
President of Mexico
J
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Nicholas, Presidential Advisor
T
Tito Larriva
Cab Driver
M
Miguel Couturier
Dr. Guevera
J
José Luis Avendaño
Alvaro
R
Rodolfo De Alexandre
Omar
S
Steve Constancio
Right Hand
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Quotes
See all →Loss and Grief in Once Upon a Time
Marquez
Carolina?
El Mariachi
She died.
[in Spanish]
Marquez
And your daughter?
[in Spanish]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Breaking Ties with Sands
Cucuy
There's cartel on every corner.
El Mariachi
Sands told me you handle protection.
Cucuy
I don't work for Sands anymore, and since I'm a MexiCAN, I can do whatever I want.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
