Desperado
“He came back to settle the score with someone. Anyone. EVERYONE.”
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.
Genres
Thriller, Action, Crime
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Desperado performed
Budget
$7.0M
Worldwide Gross
$25.4M
Gross Profit
$18.4M
Return
3.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~42/58, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Thriller) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
El Mariachi
Antonio Banderas
El Mariachi
Carolina
Salma Hayek Pinault
Carolina
Bucho
Joaquim de Almeida
Bucho
Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
Buscemi
Short Bartender
Cheech Marin
Short Bartender
Right Hand
Carlos Gómez
Right Hand
Pick-Up Guy
Quentin Tarantino
Pick-Up Guy
Tavo
Tito Larriva
Tavo
Zamira
Angel Aviles
Zamira
Navajas
Danny Trejo
Navajas
Niño
Abraham Verduzco
Niño
Campa
Carlos Gallardo
Campa
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