Desperado is a 1995 American action film written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez. A sequel to the 1992 film El Mariachi , it is the second installment in Rodriguez’s “Mexico Trilogy “. The film stars Antonio Banderas as the former mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico, the final part of the trilogy, was released in 2003.
An American man at a bar in Mexico tells the story of how he witnessed a massacre in another bar committed by a man with a guitar case full of guns. The bar’s patrons perk up when the man mentions that the mariachi was looking for a man named “Bucho.” Later, the American man visits the Mariachi telling him that the bar is a good starting place to look for Bucho. Meanwhile, the bartender alerts Bucho that a “man in black” is looking for him and Bucho increases his security.
El Mariachi arrives in town and befriends a young boy. Later, at the bar, he is recognized by the patrons, all of whom work for Bucho, and is forced to shoot them in self-defense. In the process, he saves a beautiful woman before passing out. He later wakes up in a bookstore to find his wounds being tended by the woman, who reveals herself to be Carolina and the owner of the bookstore. He discovers that Bucho holds control over Carolina and the entire town, paying them to hide his illegal activities. Later, he meets with his American friend at a nearby church; but, as they exit, they are attacked by Navajas, a knife-throwing assassin. Navajas kills the American and wounds El Mariachi before being shot by Bucho’s men, who suspect him of being a Colombian double agent. They soon realize, however, that he had actually been sent by Bucho’s superiors to kill El Mariachi. That night, El Mariachi returns to Carolina, who tends his wounds and has sex with him.
