A roving mariachi in search of work hops from bar to bar in a small Mexican town, carrying his guitar case along with him. Problems arise when a hitman arrives in town, and he carries a similar case...but his is full of guns. A local drug lord sends his men out to kill this hitman with a guitar case, and they mistakenly target the mariachi.

EL MARIACHI is infamous for having been filmed for the unbelievable cost of $7000, yet is better than most films 10,000 times the cost. There's lots of style, lots of action, lots of humor and one of the most impressive debuts in history for a first time director. Hey, it's a pretty good movie too.

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