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Once Upon a Time in Mexico

2003·102 min

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Directed by Robert Rodriguez

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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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Antonio Banderas

El Mariachi

CIA Agent Jeffrey Sands

Belini

Salma Hayek Pinault

Carolina

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Robert Rodriguez

Screenplay

Robert Rodriguez

Original Music Composer

Elizabeth Avellan

Producer

Carlos Gallardo

Producer

Robert Rodriguez

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Robert Rodriguez

Director of Photography

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Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) is about 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.

Who directed Once Upon a Time in Mexico?

Robert Rodriguez directed Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).

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