Desperado / El Mariachi / Once Upon a Time in Mexico (DVD)

Three-disc set includes: El Mariachi (1993)Made for a paltry $7,000 for the Hispanic home video market, Robert Rodriguez's much-acclaimed action-comedy tells the tale of a Mariachi singer who finds himself in the middle of a gang rivalry when he's mistaken for a gun-toting killer. Hip, funny and explosively violent; Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez star. 81 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R Desperado (1995)In the third and final entry in Robert Rodriguez's series, Antonio Banderas' gunslinger, El Mariachi, is out for vengeance after his wife (Salma Hayek) and their young daughter are killed by drug kingpin Barillo (Willem Dafoe), who is about to have the president of Mexico assassinated. Before he can bring down Barillo, however, Mariachi must deal with a rogue CIA agent (Johnny Depp), an ex-agency operative (Ruben Blades), and a Barillo associate (Mickey Rourke). With Eva Mendes. 102 min. C/Rtg: R

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez, Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe, Joaquim de Almeida, Eva Mendes, Steve Buscemi, Johnny Depp, Carlos Gomez, Rene Gatica, Quentin Tarantino, Mickey Rourke, Jesus Lopez, Luis Baro, Enrique Iglesias, Oscar Fabila, Angel Aviles, Marco Leonardi, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Poncho Ramon, Ruben Blades, Abraham Verduzco, Gerardo Vigil, Albert Michel Jr., Pedro Armendariz, David Alvarado, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Angela Lanza, Tito Larriva, Mike Moroff, Robert Arevalo, Gerardo Moscoso, Jaime De Hoyos, Cristos, Troy Robinson, Mark Dalton, Ermahn Ospina, Patricia Vonne, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Juan Garcia, Jorge Becerril, Victor Carpinteiro