El Mariachi
Trama
En "El Mariachi", el personaje principal, interpretado por el mismísimo Robert Rodriguez, es un humilde músico que busca fortuna y fama en la pequeña ciudad mexicana de El Paso del Norte. Este carismático solitario sueña con seguir la tradición familiar de la música de mariachi, pero sus aspiraciones se ven constantemente frustradas por las duras realidades de la pobreza y la explotación. Mientras tanto, un enigmático sicario llega a la ciudad, escondiéndose a plena vista con un secreto mortal: lleva su arsenal de armas dentro de una funda de guitarra. A medida que El Mariachi navega por el traicionero paisaje del amor, la pérdida y la lealtad, se encuentra envuelto en una red de engaños y violencia orquestada por el misterioso asesino. Este juego del gato y el ratón se desarrolla en medio del vibrante telón de fondo de la música de mariachi, los polvorientos paisajes desérticos y las cantinas de mala muerte. Con cada giro inesperado, El Mariachi debe confrontar su propia mortalidad y las duras realidades de la vida como músico en apuros. A lo largo de esta aventura llena de acción, Rodriguez mezcla humor ingenioso con violencia intensa, creando una película que es a la vez una carta de amor a la tradición del mariachi y una crítica mordaz del brutal mundo que a menudo habita. "El Mariachi" es un emocionante largometraje debut que daría lugar a una exitosa franquicia y consolidaría la reputación de Robert Rodriguez como un cineasta audaz e innovador.
Reseñas
Parker
Low budget doesn't even begin to describe Robert Rodriguez's shoestring mariachi tale. This is guerilla filmmaking at its rawest and most inventive. Rodriguez uses every trick in the book (and probably invents a few along the way) to craft a lean, mean action machine. Think of it as a $7,000 film school, where a wheelchair becomes a dolly, and lighting continuity is a luxury. What it lacks in polish, it more than makes up for in sheer energy and ingenuity. It's a testament to what you can achieve with a camera, a dream, and a whole lot of chutzpah.
Valerie
There's a raw, unpolished charm to it. The degraded film quality lends a silent-era slapstick feel, and the lack of synchronized sound almost makes you think you're watching an Italian Spaghetti Western.
Landon
A low-budget indie film made for $7,000, "El Mariachi" is, in every sense, Robert Rodriguez's one-man show. A cult classic, it's filmed with wild energy, featuring rapid-fire editing, comic book-style treatment, and Rodriguez's openly displayed penchant for the bizarre and darkly humorous.
Raelynn
That morning began like any other, devoid of love, luck, or a ride thumbed on the side of the road. [A good novel opening, this is :)]
Molly
RR made this film for $7,000, $3,000 of which he earned being a human guinea pig, testing new cholesterol-lowering drugs. He wrote most of the script during his 30 days confined to the lab. Mauricio was another "guinea pig." RR acted as producer, director, writer, and special effects artist, handling everything except acting, because then no one would be behind the camera. The actors were so amateur, their mouths would still twitch after they were "dead."
