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Once upon a time in Mexico
Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
The time has come.
The final instalment of the adventures of the mythic guitar singing hero, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), last seen in Desperado. The saga continues as El Mariachi makes his way across a rugged landscape on the blood trail of evil cartel kingpin, Barillo (Willem Dafoe), who has set in motion a plan to implement a coup d'état against the president of Mexico. Enlisted by a corrupt CIA agent (Johnny Depp), El Mariachi demands retribution and the blazing action adventure begins against a backdrop of revolution, greed and revenge.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film Mexico action adventure music guitar assassin sequel mariachi revenge violence
Persons of interest
- Antonio Banderas .... El Mariachi
- Willem Dafoe .... Barillo
- Johnny Depp .... Agent Sands
- Salma Hayek .... Carolina
- Rubén Blades .... Jorge
- Eva Mendes .... Special Agent Ajedrez
- Mickey Rourke .... Billy
- Danny Trejo .... Cucuy
- Gerardo Vigil .... Marquez
- Cheech Marin .... Belini
- José Luis Avendaño .... Alvaro
- Rodolfo de Alexandre .... Omar
- Robert Rodriguez .... Screenwriter
- Robert Rodriguez .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Once upon a time in Mexico official movie site
- Once upon a time in Mexico QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- International Press Academy Satellite Awards 2004: Won: Best Original Song (Robert Rodriguez - Siente mi amor); Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical (Johnny Depp)
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
Run, jump, shoot, hit, bleed. In Mexico.
Security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Medium level violence)
Surveillance time
97 minutes (1:37 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 26 February 2004
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