Once Upon a Time in Mexico

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	Antonio Banderas	El Mariachi
	Salma Hayek	Carolina
	Johnny Depp	Sands
	Mickey Rourke	Billy
	Eva Mendes	Ajedrez
	Danny Trejo	Cucuy
	Enrique Iglesias	Lorenzo
	Marco Leonardi	Fideo
	Cheech Marin	Belini
	Rubén Blades	Jorge FBI
	Willem Dafoe	Barillo
	Gerardo Vigil	Marquez
	Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	El Presidente
	Julio Oscar Mechoso	Advisor
	Tito Larriva	Cab Driver
	Miguel Couturier	Dr. Guevera
	Tony Valdes	Chicle Boy
	José Luis Avendaño	Alvaro
	Rodolfo De Alexandre	Omar
	Natalia Torres	Mariachi's Girl
	Steve Constancio	Right Hand
	Troy Robinson	Romero
	Ermahn Ospina	Qui-Que
	Luz María Rojas	Pistolera
	Mario Simon	Cook

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Director	Robert Rodriguez
Writer	Robert Rodriguez
Producer	Elizabeth Avellan, Carlos Gallardo, Sue Jett, Tony Mark, Robert Rodriguez, Luz María Rojas
Musician	Robert Rodriguez
Photography	Robert Rodriguez

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Story Synopsis:
"Once Upon A Time In Mexico" there was a guitar fighter known as El Mariachi (Banderas), and he stole a beautiful woman (Hayek) away from a powerful and dangerous fellow known as Gen. Marquez (Vigil). Well, Marquez is being paid by the Barillo (Dafoe) cartel to kill the president of Mexico, and a guy named Sands (Depp) decides that El Mariachi is just the one to go after Marquez. It seems that the cartels have quite a price on Mariachi’s head, so considering the fact that he’s already deemed a dead man he takes Sands up on his offer and goes after his arch enemy in order to gain his freedom from the cartel once and for all. “Whew,” what a story! (Tricia Littrell)

DVD Picture:
While shown theatrically in “scope” format, the movie is presented here in an anamorphically enhanced DVD reframed at 1.78:1, and offers richly saturated hues, with warm reds and oranges, bold blues, and deep blacks. The Hi-Def 1080p/24-originated images are sharp and can be incredibly defined with excellent clarity, although sensitive viewers might notice some smearing and occasional loss of finer details. Otherwise, the picture is impressively solid and eye-catching. Edge enhancement is occasionally noticed, but is rarely a serious distraction with this title. Pixelization is minimal as well. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1 audio presentation is outstanding, with excellent fidelity, and liberal and prominent spatial engagement. The audio is slightly prominent in overall volume level. There’s a consistent sense of a wide, engaging soundfield presence through atmospheric effects and the music, albeit with some balance toward the screen channels. As well, dynamic range is another standout aspect of this soundtrack. As a result of the volume level, the dialogue sounds slightly forward, yet otherwise seems natural in tonality and spatial integration. The surrounds serve rather effectively throughout in creating that satisfying, tangible sense of holosonic™ immersion, as well as acute directionality, such as with gun-related effects. At times, the surround channels are significantly prominent in activity, notably during the many shootouts. The music is an outstanding recording, following the tradition of the first two movies in the "El Mariachi" series in offering engaging music of commendable fidelity and dimensional attributes. Deep bass is occasionally significant in the front and surround channels, and there’s also punctuated yet prominent LFE channel activity. This is a well-crafted soundtrack that effectively engages dimension and creativity to its storytelling advantage. (Jeffrey Kern/Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Reference Quality
Superb Music Score Recording Quality

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