Mexico Trilogy Blu-ray brings together Robert Rodriguez’s explosive, era-defining action saga in a three-disc collection that traces the rise of one of American cinema’s most influential independent filmmakers. From guerrilla filmmaking ingenuity to full-scale studio spectacle, the trilogy charts Rodriguez’s evolution while maintaining a fiercely personal, hyper-kinetic style.

The journey begins with El Mariachi, Rodriguez’s legendary 1993 debut, shot for a famously microscopic budget and powered by raw invention. A naive musician wanders into a border town and is mistaken for a deadly hitman, triggering a relentless chain of violence that announced a new voice in action cinema. Desperado expands the myth, with Antonio Banderas stepping into the role of the Mariachi as he wages war on the Mexican underworld in a ballet of bullets, guitars, and gunfire. The saga concludes with Once Upon a Time in Mexico, a sprawling, politically charged finale that places the Mariachi at the centre of a bloody struggle for the soul of the nation.

Fast, furious, and bursting with stylistic bravado, the Mexico Trilogy stands as a landmark of modern action filmmaking. This Arrow Video Blu-ray set presents all three films in high definition, accompanied by an extensive archive of commentaries, interviews, featurettes, and short films that offer a deep dive into Rodriguez’s creative process.

directed by: robert rodriguez
starring: antonio banderas, carlos gallardo, salma hayek, johnny depp, danny trejo
1993–2003 / 287 min / 2.35:1 / english, spanish

Mexico Trilogy: El Mariachi, Desperado & Once Upon A Time In Mexico [Blu-ray]

Name: Mexico Trilogy: El Mariachi, Desperado & Once Upon A Time In Mexico [Blu-ray]
Brand: Arrow Video
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BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
• high-definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all three films
• reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Paul Shipper

DISC 1 – EL MARIACHI
• original lossless Latin American Spanish stereo audio, plus English dub in lossless stereo
• optional English subtitles and English SDH subtitles
• audio commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez
• Big Vision Low Budget – interview with Rodriguez
• The Original Mariachi – interview with Carlos Gallardo
• The Music of El Mariachi – featurette
• Ten Minute Film School – archive featurette
• Bedhead – 1991 short film by Robert Rodriguez
• theatrical trailer and TV spot

DISC 2 – DESPERADO
• 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures
• original lossless stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• optional English SDH subtitles
• audio commentary by Robert Rodriguez
• Lean and Mean – interview with Rodriguez
• Shoot Like Crazy – interview with producer Bill Borden
• Kill Count – interview with stunt coordinator Steve Davison
• Lock and Load – interview with special effects coordinator Bob Shelley
• Game Changer – appreciation by Gareth Evans
• Ten More Minutes: Anatomy of a Shootout – archive featurette
• textless opening and theatrical trailers

DISC 3 – ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO
• original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio
• optional English SDH subtitles
• audio commentary by Robert Rodriguez
• The Revolution Will Be Digitized – interview with Rodriguez
• Troublemakin’ – interview with Ethan Maniquis
• eight deleted scenes with optional commentary
• Ten Minute Flick School – archive featurette
• Inside Troublemaker Studios – archive featurette
• Ten Minute Cooking School – archive featurette
• Film Is Dead: An Evening with Robert Rodriguez – 2003 presentation
• The Anti-Hero’s Journey – archive featurette
• The Good, the Bad and the Bloody: Inside KNB FX – archive featurette
• theatrical trailers

Additional details
Label: Arrow Video
Edition: special edition
Region: region free
Language: english, spanish
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