Film review
Company: Columbia TriStar
Desperado is a crime drama written, directed and edited by Robert Rodriguez. It was
released on August 25, 1995. Desperado is the sequel to El Mariachi and stars
Antonio Banderas as musician El Mariachi. Mariachi is a musician who gets mistaken
for a hitman tries to avenge the murder of his girlfriend. The movie also stars Salma
Hayek, Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi and Cheech Marin.
The film takes place in Mexican border town where Bucho (Joaquim DeAlmeida), a
wealthy but casually bloodthirsty drug kingpin rules. When `El Mariachi'comes to
town to kill Bucho for killing his lover, action begins.
Desperado tells the story of El Mariachi, played by Antonio Banderas. Mariachi is out
for revenge on a drug lord named Bucho, played by Joaquim de Almeda, who killed
his girlfriend. Mariachi was a guitar player until Bucho shot him through his hand,
now there are guns in his guitar case. While looking for Bucho, Mariachi meets a