Desperado - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Desperado"
Desperado (1995)
Timing:
1:44 (104 min)
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Actors and characters
Angel Aviles
Character Zamira
Abraham Verduzco
Character Niño
David Alvarado
Character Buddy
Mike Moroff
Character Shrug
Gerardo Moscoso
Character Priest
Consuelo Gómez
Character Domino
Jaime de Hoyos
Character Bigoton
Cristos
Character Cristos
Richie Gaona
Character Case Opener
Tommy Nix
Character Fighting Barfly
Mark Dalton
Character Fighting Barfly
Reinol Martinez
Character Guy Scolding Niño Outside Tarasco Bar (uncredited)
Diego Sandoval
Character Empty Gun Man (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- Raúl Juliá was cast in the role of Bucho, but he had to leave the project due to health complications.
- The character Steve Buscemi is named Buscemi because the role was specifically written for Steve.
- When the Musician enters the hospital, you can notice a sign with a pistol with a silencer in a red crossed-out circle.
- The bar where Steve Buscemi and Chich Marin talk is a real bar called "Corona Club." The bar is much cleaner and larger than it appears in the film. Numerous photographs of the actors and the crew of "Desperado" also hang on its walls.
- Jennifer Lopez auditioned for the role of Carolina.
- Antonio Banderas played the guitar himself in all scenes where it was required of his character.
- The pistol, attached to the groin, that Carolina is examining so closely is exactly the same one used by Sex Machine (Tom Savini) in Robert Rodriguez's film "From Dusk Till Dawn".
- "Desperado" was the only film in the Mariachi trilogy where the main character smokes, which contradicts his own statement in the first film: "I don't smoke because my voice is my life."
- The film was originally supposed to be called "The Gunman" (El Pistolero). However, the title was changed at the request of the studio. In Mexico, the film was released under the title "El Pistolero."
- Robert Rodriguez wrote a rock version of the song "Malagueña Salerosa". It can be heard during the end credits of "Kill Bill Volume 2."
- According to a commentary on Robert Rodriguez's DVD, the entire film crew came to watch the bed scene between Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. However, only the director and script supervisor remained in the room during filming.
- Initially, the film did not include a character for Quentin Tarantino, but when he expressed a desire to participate, Rodriguez immediately offered him a role.
- Scenes involving Steve Buscemi and Cheech Marin were filmed on a very tight schedule, as Steve was only available for seven days of shooting, and Cheech for six.
- Due to the small budget, almost all the stunts in the film were performed by two stunt performers.
- Production of the film began in February-March 1993, immediately after the release of Robert Rodriguez's previous film, 'El Mariachi'. 'Desperado' was not planned as an official sequel to the first film, but was intended to be a high-budget remake. However, Quentin Tarantino suggested several changes to the plot, so that Rodriguez could create his own 'Mexico Trilogy', similar to Sergio Leone’s famous 'Dollars Trilogy', which also lacks a direct connection between parts, but many characters appear in all of them. The title of each film in the series was to illustrate one of the main character's nicknames.
- Filming took place in the USA and Mexico in 1994. The main filming locations were Ciudad Acuña in Mexico and Del Rio in American Texas.
- Towards the end of the film, we learn that Bucho's real name is Cesar. Bucho calls the Musician "Juan", and then adds "manito". This is a shortening of "hermanito", which means "little brother".
- In the scene where Bucho tells his men, "If you see a stranger – kill him. What's so hard about that?" he is holding a Desert Eagle .50AE pistol.
- Raúl Juliá was cast in the role of Bucho, but he had to leave the project due to health complications.
- When the Musician enters the hospital, you can notice a sign with a pistol with a silencer in a red crossed-out circle.
- The bar where Steve Buscemi and Chich Marin are talking is a real bar called “Corona Club.” The bar is much cleaner and larger than it appears in the film. Numerous photos of the actors and the crew of 'Desperate Measures' also hang on its walls.
- Jennifer Lopez auditioned for the role of Carolina.
- Antonio Banderas played the guitar himself in all scenes where his character was required to do so.
- The pistol, attached to the groin, that Carolina is examining so closely is exactly the same one used by Sex Machine (Tom Savini) in Robert Rodriguez's film "From Dusk Till Dawn".
- "Desperado" was the only film in the Mariachi trilogy where the main character smokes, contradicting his earlier statement in the first film: "I don't smoke because my voice is my life."
- The film was originally going to be titled "The Gunman" (El Pistolero). However, the title was changed at the studio's request. In Mexico, the film was released under the title "El Pistolero."
- Robert Rodriguez wrote a rock version of the song "Malagueña Salerosa." It can be heard during the end credits of "Kill Bill Volume 2."
- According to a commentary on Robert Rodriguez's DVD, the entire film crew came to watch the bed scene between Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. However, only the director and the script supervisor remained in the room during filming.
- Initially, the film did not include a character for Quentin Tarantino, but when he expressed a desire to participate, Rodriguez immediately offered him a role.
- Scenes involving Steve Buscemi and Cheech Marin were filmed on a very tight schedule, as Steve was only available for seven days of shooting and Cheech for six.
- Due to the small budget, almost all the stunts in the film were performed by two stunt performers.
- Production of the film began in February-March 1993, immediately after the release of Robert Rodriguez's previous film, 'El Mariachi'. 'Desperado' was not planned as a direct sequel to the first film but was intended to be a high-budget remake. However, Quentin Tarantino suggested several changes to the plot, so that Rodriguez could create his own 'Mexico Trilogy', analogous to Sergio Leone's famous 'Dollars' spaghetti western trilogy, which also lacks a direct connection between parts, but many characters appear in all of them. The title of each film in the series was to illustrate one of the protagonist's nicknames.
- Towards the end of the film, we learn that Bucho's real name is Cesar. Bucho calls El Mariachi 'Juan', and then adds 'manito'. This is a shortening of 'hermanito', which means 'little brother'.
- In the scene where Bucho tells his men, "If you see a stranger – kill him. What's so difficult about that?" he is holding a Desert Eagle .50AE pistol.
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