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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

15 102 min  -  Action | Thriller | Western  -   12 September 2003 (USA)
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Reviews: 469 user | 171 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com

Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.

Director:

Robert Rodriguez
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3 wins & 4 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Banderas ...
Salma Hayek ...
Johnny Depp ...
Mickey Rourke ...
Eva Mendes ...
Danny Trejo ...
Enrique Iglesias ...
Marco Leonardi ...
Cheech Marin ...
Rubén Blades ...
Willem Dafoe ...
Gerardo Vigil Gerardo Vigil ...
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. ...
El Presidente (as Pedro Armendariz)
Julio Oscar Mechoso ...
Tito Larriva Tito Larriva ...
Cab Driver
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Storyline

In the third movie of Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy, a Mexican drug lord pretends to overthrow the Mexican government, and is connected to a corrupt CIA agent who at that time, demands retribution from his worst enemy to carry out the drug lord's uprising against the government. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Mariachi | Mexican | CIA | CIA Agent | Drug Lord  | See more »

Taglines:

The Time Has Come.

Genres:

Action | Thriller | Western

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, and for language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Érase una vez en México See more »

Filming Locations:

Guanajuato, Mexico See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$29,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$23,424,118 (USA) (14 September 2003) (3282 Screens)

Gross:

$55,845,943 (USA) (26 October 2003)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Salma Hayek's scenes were rescheduled in the shoot so as to allow her to complete filming of Frida. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jorge uses white out to cover the INVALID stamp on his FBI badge, it is a sloppy job that will pass only the most casual inspection. Later, when he flashes the badge to Billy it looks perfect with no indication of alteration. However if you look carefully you can see the white "INVALID" writing on the badge. When Ajedrez subsequently has the badge, the white out is once again very visible. See 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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Crazy Credits

The guard who talks about how he was tortured once is listed as "Left Nut" in
the credits. See more »

Connections

References Predator 2 (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

"Cuka Rocka"
Arranged and Performed by Chingón See more »