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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) -- Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   46,035 votes
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Director:
Robert Rodriguez
Writer (WGA):
Robert Rodriguez (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 September 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller more
Tagline:
The Time Has Come.
Plot:
Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(37 articles)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
El Mariachi 3 (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, and for language.
Runtime:
102 min | Italy:101 min (Venice Film Festival)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Norway:18 (original rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Poland:18 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38421)
Filming Locations:
Guanajuato, Mexico more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
"Fideo" means "spaghetti" in Spanish. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the final shootout scene, at the presidential palace, after the general is shot, in both knees and then in the head, he moves his left foot to allow the drug lord to pass by. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Agent Sands: I never heard of him.
Belini: Who?
Agent Sands: The man you recommended.
Belini: The guitar fighter?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Ten Minute Flick School: Fast, Cheap and in Control (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Dias de Los Angeles more

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45 out of 58 people found the following comment useful:-
Wait For The End!!, 10 December 2005
7/10
Author: Marcel

Once Upon A Time In Mexico is good, but not as strong as Desperado. Our hero, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) barely has any lines. Throughout the movie we forget this talented actor is the star of the movie. The explosive action is incredible, and including Sands (Johnny Depp) is the only thing worth raving about. Depp's role is actually the best part of this movie. Salma Hayek's role has been chopped to flashbacks, so there is not a lot of crazy Action and Romance between Banderas and her. You want Antonio Banderas to save the day and he does, but this Sequel did not give him that fire. Eva Mendes is in about 4 scenes but does a great job including the rest of the cast (Ruben Blades, Cheech Marin, Mickey Rourke, Willem Dafoe, and Enrique Iglesias). It would have been nice to hear some hot new songs from Enrique Iglesias for the soundtrack but I am more than satisfied with Salma Hayek's "Siente Mi Amor". It is an incredible Spanish track, worth watching the entire credits!

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