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Title

  • El Mariachi

Summary

  • A stranger enters a small town in Mexico. Dressed in black and carrying a guitar, he is a singer named El Mariachi looking for a gig. Also in town is a revenge-crazed drug lord named Azul, who also wears black and carries a guitar and who is at war with his ex-partner Moco. El Mariachi is mistaken for Azul and has to dodge Moco's thugs. Looking for a job, he meets and falls in love with Domino, but she is a favorite of Moco. To defend himself, El Mariachi has to trade in his guitar for a gun.

Names

  • Rodriguez, Robert, 1968- direction, production, writing, camera, editing
  • Gallardo, Carlos, 1966- production, cast
  • Gómez, Consuelo, cast
  • Columbia Pictures
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Columbia Pictures, 1993.

Headings

  • -  Drug traffic--Mexico--Drama
  • -  Singers--Mexico--Drama
  • -  Mariachi--Drama
  • -  Gangs--Mexico--Drama

Genre

  • Feature films
  • Fiction films
  • Crime films

Notes

  • -  PA608-227 (English language subtitled version) U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. NM: editing, subtitles. DCR 1992; PUB 26Feb93; REG 8Apr93; PA608-227.
  • -  Music by Marc Trujillo, Alvaro Rodriguez, Chris Knudson, Cecilio Rodriguez, Eric Guthrie ; photographed and edited by Robert Rodriguez.
  • -  Carlos Gallardo (El Mariachi), Consuelo Gómez (Domino), Reinol Martinez (Azul), Peter Marquandt (Mauricio).
  • -  In Spanish with English subtitles.
  • -  Originally produced on 16 mm. in Spanish in 1992, but never released in that version. Columbia Pictures showed the 35 mm. version with English language subtitles at film festivals in 1992 and released it theatrically in 1993. LC holds English language subtitled version and laserdisc special collector's edition version probably released by Columbia TriStar Home Video in 1993.
  • -  Summary adapted from Variety, 9-14-1992, p. 48 and videodisc jacket.
  • -  Partially screened for credits and quality.
  • -  Sources used: Baseline, 6-16-1993; Variety, 9-14-1992, p. 48-49; Los Angeles times, 1-23-1993; Annual index to motion picture credits, 1993, p. 25; Bowker's complete video directory, 1995, v. 1, p. 569.
  • -  viewing print; Received: 1993-04-27; copyright deposit--RNR; Copyright Collection.

Medium

  • viewing print. 9 film reels of 9 on 5 (ca. 82 min., ca. 7,380 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • CGB 8114-8118 (viewing print)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93507928

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gallardo, Carlos, Production, Cast, Consuelo Gómez, Columbia Pictures, and Copyright Collection. El Mariachi. editeds by Rodriguez, Robert, Directionuction, Writing, Cameraiting, , , produceds by Rodriguez, Robert, Directionuction, Writing, Cameraiting United States: Columbia Pictures, 1992. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/93507928/.

APA citation style:

Gallardo, C., Gómez, C., Columbia Pictures & Copyright Collection, Rodriguez, R., ed. (1992) El Mariachi. Rodriguez, R., prod United States: Columbia Pictures. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93507928/.

MLA citation style:

Gallardo, Carlos, Production, Cast, et al. El Mariachi. ed by Rodriguez, Robert, Directionuction, Writing, Cameraiting, , , prod by Rodriguez, Robert, Directionuction, Writing, Cameraiting United States: Columbia Pictures, 1992. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/93507928/>.