GENERAL INFORMATION
Robert Rodriguez returns with the mythic guitar-slinging hero, El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), in the third installment of the El Mariachi/Desperado trilogy. The saga continues as El Mariachi makes his way across a rugged landscape on the trail of Barrillo (Willem Dafoe), a kingpin who is planning a coup against the president of Mexico. Enlisted by Sands (Johnny Depp), a corrupt CIA agent, El Mariachi demands retribution, and the adventure begins. The character, made famous by Banderas, remains a slinger of guitars and guns, a tragic and bloodied hero, but a survivor forever.
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Salma Hayek, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Danny Trejo, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Leonardi, Cheech Marin, Ruben Blades, Willem Dafoe
Awards & Nominations:
2004 IMAGEN FOUNDATION AWARDS:
- Best Actor in a Film: Antonio Banderas (Won)
- Best Supporting Actor in a Film: Ruben Blades (Won)
2004 SATELLITE AWARDS:
- Best Original Song: Robert Rodriguez (Won)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical: Johnny Depp (Nominated)
2004 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS:
- Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female: Eva Mendes (Nominated)
2004 WORLD STUNT AWARDS:
- Taurus Award - Best High Work: Cheryl Bermeo, Gail Monian and Norm Mora (Nominated)
- Taurus Award - Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman: Cheryl Bermeo and Gail Monian (Nominated)
Official Site: www.sonypictures.com/movies/onceuponatimeinmexico/
ABOUT THIS MOVIE
(Compiled by Nan)
Quotes from Johnny Depp:
"Over the years, especially coming out of Hollywood, Ive met and worked with people who were at their very base, at the very core of their existence, they're foul, they're monstrous. But somehow, there's a charm to them."
--Johnny Depp (on his characterization of Agent Sands)
USA Today, Sept. 9, 2003
Quotes from others:
"Another thing that surprises me is how funny (Johnny Depp) really is. I know you saw him in the movie, but in person, he is really naturally funny as well. He is just so dreamy."
--Eva Mendes
Inquirer News Service
"I know I'd get along with Johnny really well, because he's as paranoid a dad as me. He brought bottled water because he didn't want his daughter to get sick. Guys cursed with imaginations can imagine the worst things happening to their children."
--Robert Rodriguez
USA Today, Sept. 9, 2003
"Johnny's a sweet man. I didn't have that many scenes with him in the film. It was just one scene with him in a bar and the rest of the time we were communicating over the phone and stuff like that, so we didn't have to work together so much. But that day was excellent, and we had a lot of fun. I like Johnny. Of his generation, he's totally different from the rest of the actors. He's made some beautiful choices on the screen that are different and special... I like him very much."
--Antonio Banderas
Latino Review, 2003
