Movies
Get a load of this: Antonio Banderas, all decked out in bandit black, scampering across the bar in a dingy cantina, a blazing pistol in either hand, mowing down bad guys as he twirls his arms this way, that way, any way, like a flamboyant bullfighter facing death in the afternoon.
Nov. 27, 1994
Entertainment & Arts
Films by minority directors are riding a wave of popularity in Hollywood, thanks to modestly budgeted hits such as “Boyz n the Hood” and “Passenger 57.”
Jan. 23, 1993
The story behind “El Mariachi,” Robert Rodriguez’s first film, is the kind of Hollywood tale Hollywood likes to tell.
Aug. 25, 1995
In “El Mariachi,” a nice guy trying to find work as a mariachi in a small Mexican town is mistaken for a Mafia hit man and gets swept up in bloody gang warfare.
March 25, 1993
The 24-year-old director Robert Rodriguez has an instinctive feeling for pace and movement.
Feb. 26, 1993
The new, ultra-violent installment in the El Mariachi revenge saga offers one respite: Johnny Depp.
Sept. 12, 2003
“Miracle Mile,” “Malcolm X,” “The Sound of Music,” “Shampoo,” “The Crow,” “The Wizard of Oz” and other classic movies in local theaters this week.
Jan. 13, 2022
You’ve got to knock on a lot of doors and get ready for years of disappointment to make it in Hollywood--right?
May 31, 1992
Television
The Sunday Conversation: ‘El Mariachi’ director Robert Rodriguez is launching the El Rey Network because he wants young English-speaking Latinos to have a network that speaks to them.
March 7, 2014
The Scene: Thursday’s premiere of “El Mariachi” at the Directors Guild.
Feb. 22, 1993