Once Upon a Time in Mexico
(27-Aug-2003)
Director:
Robert Rodriguez
Writer:
Robert Rodriguez
Scored by:
Robert Rodriguez
Producers:
Elizabeth Avellan; Carlos Gallardo;
Robert Rodriguez
Keywords:
Thriller
,
Mexico
,
Espionage
A Mexican hit man falls into an espionage ring with a corrupt military general and mentally ill American intelligence agent.
ABSTRACT
Standing as the third entry in Mexican-American auteur
Robert Rodriguez
's
El Mariachi
trilogy,
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
revisits characters explored in
El Mariachi
and
Desperado
, following psychotic CIA agent Sands as he works with Mexican officials to undermine a plan spearheaded by a rogue general to assassinate the fragile republic's president. Needing an experienced marksman to assist in eliminating his enemies, Sands turns to infamous musician-cum-hitman El Mariachi, drawing him into a grand final showdown against his time-worn foes as part of an espionage escapade spanning the globe.
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