Once Upon a Time in Mexico

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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