In the film, El Mariachi is recruited by CIA agent Sheldon Sands (Johnny Depp) to kill Armando Barillo (Willem Dafoe), a Mexican drug lord who is planning a coup d'état against the President of Mexico.
No filme, El Mariachi é recrutado polo axente da CIA Sheldon Sands (Johnny Depp) para que mate a Armando Barillo (Willem Dafoe), un señor da droga mexicano que artella un golpe de estado contra o presidente de México.