El Mariachi (1993)

Name: El Mariachi
Released: 1993

El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake el Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case.

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller, Western

What to watch after El Mariachi

Machete (2010) — Robert Rodriguez directed both
A Bullet for the General (1967)
The Laws of the Border (2021) — Same feel: tense, dramatic
El nino (2014) — Same feel: tense, dramatic
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) — Robert Rodriguez directed both
Chato's Land (1972) — Same feel: aggressive, tense