USA / Mexico,
2012, 107 min
Directed by:
Tom GustafsonScreenplay:
Cory James KrueckebergCinematography:
Kira KellyComposer:
Tim SanduskyCast:
Shawn Ashmore, Martha Higareda, Kate Burton, Adriana Barraza, Fernando Becerril, Tom Wopat, Teresa Ruiz, Deanna Dunagan, Raúl Méndez, Lila Downs, David Medel (more)Plots(1)
A stifled, small-town man stuck in a dead end life, runs away to Mexico to be a mariachi singer. Mariachi Gringo is a musical tour-de-force exploring the reality of “following your dreams” across cultural, personal, social and geographical borders. (Guadalajara International Film Festival)
Cast
![Shawn Ashmore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/401/166401009_d9ddf8.jpg)
Shawn Ashmore
Canada
Best movies:
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
X-Men 2 (2003)
X-Men (2000)
![Martha Higareda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/470/158470720_e995a0.jpg)
Martha Higareda
Mexico
Best movies:
McFarland, USA (2015)
Street Kings (2008)
Hello Herman (2012)
![Kate Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886202_c4f84d.jpg)
Kate Burton
Switzerland
Best movies:
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
127 Hours (2010)
The Ice Storm (1997)
![Adriana Barraza](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276005_b42a27.jpg)
Adriana Barraza
Mexico
Best movies:
Amores Perros (2000)
Babel (2006)
Thor (2011)
![Fernando Becerril](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/265/163265969_7bd061.jpg)
Fernando Becerril
Best movies:
The Thin Yellow Line (2015)
Ravenous (1999)
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
![Tom Wopat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/214/158214930_71bb1b.jpg)
Tom Wopat
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) (TV movie)
Fair Haven (2016)
![Teresa Ruiz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/519/161519662_f8867a.jpg)
Teresa Ruiz
Best movies:
Father Stu (2022)
Bordertown (2007)
Noise (2022)
![Deanna Dunagan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/711/161711878_34dd1a.jpg)
Deanna Dunagan
USA
Best movies:
The Visit (2015)
Amerika (1987) (series)
The Naked Face (1984)
![Raúl Méndez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/477/160477435_06e46e.jpg)
Raúl Méndez
Mexico
Best movies:
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Matando Cabos (2004)
Cristeros (2012)
Lila Downs
Mexico
Best movies:
Frida (2002)
Xico's Journey (2020)
![Jorge Luis Moreno](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/332/162332448_1443e7.png)
Jorge Luis Moreno
Mexico
Best movies:
Four Moons (2014)
Cristeros (2012)
Cinco de Mayo: The Battle (2013)
Marco Pérez
Best movies:
Amores Perros (2000)
Trade (2007)
The Backyard (2009)