Mariachi Gringo
Year | 2012 |
Starring | Adriana Barraza, Fernando Becerril, Kate Burton, Lila Downs, Martha Higareda, Shawn Ashmore, Tom Wopat |
Director(s) | Tom Gustafson |
Runtime | 107 min |
A stifled, small-town man stuck in a dead end life runs away to Mexico to be a mariachi singer. Arriving in Guadalajara, he is thrown into the reality of his situation. Befriended by a young local woman, he starts to develop his talent as he is exposed to the best and worst of his new culture.
Mariachi Gringo is a musical tour-de-force exploring the reality of ‘following your dreams’ across cultural, personal, social and geographical borders.
This film contains brief strong language, some mild sexual content, alcohol use and mature themes.