Once Upon a Time in Mexico
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) is an action film by Robert Rodriguez and the final film in the "Mariachi Trilogy", which includes El Mariachi and Desperado. Antonio Banderas reprises his role as El Mariachi. The film also stars Johnny Depp, Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe, Enrique Iglesias, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes and Rubén Blades.
Although the film received mostly positive reviews, it was criticized for reducing El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) to an almost secondary character in his own trilogy, and also for having an unnecessarily convoluted and confusing plot.
Plot Summary
The plot centers once again on El Mariachi, who is recruited by Sands, a mysterious CIA agent, to assist in the assassination of the President of Mexico at the hands of a Mexican crime boss. Sands is a psychopathic cold-blooded individual who manipulates several others into doing his bidding. His favorite dish is puerco pibil, but preparing it too well can be dangerous for the chef.
El Mariachi recruits two of his friends to assist him. Learning that General Marquez, the man responsible for the death of his wife (Salma Hayek) and daughter, is meant by Sands to assassinate the current president, El and his companions choose to help the president and prevent the coup.
Trivia
Agent Sands (Johnny Depp) tells El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) to meet an associate of his named Salome in the church. When El meets him, Salome is very obviously played by Johnny Depp, but Salome is a separate character, not Sands incognito as many people assume. Johnny Depp reportedly didn't want to leave after his filming was finished and suggested to Robert Rodriguez that he play the small part and use his Marlon Brando impression.
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fr:Il était une fois au Mexique