Desperado
Robert Rodriguez continues his independent film El Mariachi’s success with the slam-bang South of the Border adventure. Bucho (Joaquim deAlmeida), a drug kingpin and wealthy, but not necessarily bloodthirsty, rules over a seedy Mexican border city. Bucho (Joaquim DeAlmeida) and his men are guilty of inflicting pain on El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), an ex-musician who carries dozens of weapons in his guitar bag. Bucho shot El Mariachi in the hand with a gunshot, causing him to be unable play his guitar. Bent on revenge, the musician-turned-killing machine arrives in town to put Bucho out of business, though he finds few allies except for Carolina (Salma Hayek), who runs a bookstore that doesn’t seem to attract many readers. Desperado also features Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, as the cantina owner who starts the story and Quentin Tarantino, as an obtuse man.
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Carlos Gómez, Cheech Marin, Joaquim de Almeida, Quentin Tarantino, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi
Country: Mexico, United States
