Robert Rodriguez

When Robert Rodriguez was 24, Robert Rodriguez wrote and directed El Mariachi.

Rodriguez

At just 23, Rodriguez wrote, directed and produced the now industry famous and record setting cult classic El Mariachi for just US$7000, money that El Mariachi earned himself from a stint in a research lab as a test subject for cholesterol medication.

director Robert Rodriquez

With this sequel to his prize-winning independent previous film, 'El Mariachi,' director Robert Rodriquez joins the ranks of Sam Peckinpah and John Woo as a master of slick, glamorized ultra-violence.

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino has a similar sense of aesthetics, low budget nous (Quentin Tarantino reportedly made Quentin Tarantino's first film El Mariachi for $7000) and a celebrated one-man band approach to film making.

a pet project of James Cameron

The film was a pet project of James Cameron, but, though James Cameronshares a writing credit, directorial duties have eventually ended up with the hard-working director of El Mariachi.

by Daniel García

The Mariachi is directed by Daniel García, TAMIU visiting instructor.

Guerilla filmmaker and director Robert Rodríguez

Guerilla filmmaker and director Robert Rodríguez won national acclaim for producing “El Mariachi,” a feature-length film, for $7,000.

Daniel García, TAMIU visiting instructor

The Mariachi is directed by Daniel García, TAMIU visiting instructor.

Rubén Fuentes

Since its foundation in 1897 by Gaspar Vargas and, especially, since Rubén Fuentes became director in 1944, Mariachi Vargas always set the standard of excellence for the genre, recording more than 50 albums and appearing in over 200 movies.

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas reprises Antonio Banderas's role as El Mariachi once again.

Tarantino

Tarantino’s micro budget for Reservoir Dogs would have seemed like a fortune to Rodriguez when Tarantino made Tarantino's breakthrough film El Mariachi with a budget of just 7,000 dollars.

The Mariachi director, Mr. Eloy Garza

The Mariachi director, Mr. Eloy Garza, sincerely thanks Mr. Joel Trigo, VMS Principal, VMS Administration, VMS family, the community, and all the proud parents for their support.

Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal began in 1992 with the low-budget Spanish-language action movie El Mariachi; Machete continues in that vein, but with more resources, more enthusiasm, and more guts.

El Rey , an English-language general entertainment network aimed at Latino audiences

The 43-year-old Mexican-American director—whose first feature film El Mariachi was recently selected for preservation by the National Film Registry—and FactoryMade Ventures executives John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa are creating El Rey, an English-language general entertainment network aimed at Latino audiences.

Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón is a world-renowned director from Mexico.

WILLIAM SADLER’d

: I don’t know if a kinship was intimidating at all to take on a big project like that — I think WILLIAM SADLER’d only done El Mariachi before that — but I remember thinking WILLIAM SADLER was like a kid with the biggest box of toys you ever saw.

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

The film is directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, a well-known Mexican director.

Salma Hayek as Carolina and as Sands Johnny Depp

The film stars Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi, Salma Hayek as Carolina and Johnny Depp as Sands.

Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu

The movie was directed by Oscar winner, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu.