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Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

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Once Upon a Time in Mexico

"The time has come."

2003

1h 42m

6.3(2480 votes)

Action

Crime

Thriller

Western

Overview

A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.

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Columbia Pictures

Dimension Films

Troublemaker Studios

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

El Mariachi

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

CIA Agent Jeffrey Sands

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Belini

Salma Hayek Pinault

Salma Hayek Pinault

Carolina

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Billy Chambers

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Armando Barillo

Eva Mendes

Eva Mendes

CIA Agent Ajedrez

Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo

Cucuy

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Jorge, Retired FBI Agent

Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias

Lorenzo

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Written by: Robert Rodriguez
Produced by: Elizabeth Avellan
Robert Rodriguez

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