Desperado (1995)

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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.

• Released: 1995-08-25
• Genres: Thriller, Action, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 3,252 votes

Directed by Robert Rodriguez.

Top cast

• Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi
• Salma Hayek Pinault as Carolina
• Joaquim de Almeida as Bucho
• Steve Buscemi as Buscemi
• Cheech Marin as Short Bartender
• Carlos Gómez as Right Hand
• Quentin Tarantino as Pick-Up Guy
• Tito Larriva as Tavo
• Angel Aviles as Zamira
• Danny Trejo as Navajas

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Desperado

• United States: watch free on Fawesome, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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