Rango, ein leicht verwirrtes Chamäleon, träumt zwar hin und wieder von einem glorreichen Heldendasein, aber eigentlich ist er viel besser in seinem Terrarium aufgehoben. Als er dann jedoch tatsächlich irgendwo im Wilden Westen ausgesetzt wird, ist das hemdsärmelige Haustier alles andere als glücklich. Durch einen glücklichen Zufall verschlägt es ihn in das Städtchen Dirt, das aussieht, als würde es direkt aus einem Spaghetti-Western stammen. Als ihm die Rolle des Sheriffs angeboten wird, darf Rango beweisen, was wirklich in ihm steckt.
Hätten die Bewohner des zwielichtigen mexikanischen Grenzstädtchens gewusst, was da in der flirrenden Hitze des Sommertages in Gestalt eines schwarzgekleideten Desperados über sie kommt, sie hätten die Fensterläden geschlossen und keinen Fuß mehr vor die Tür gesetzt. Denn der mysteriöse Fremde ist auf einem blutigen Rachefeldzug - der Drogenbaron Bucho erschoss seine Geliebte. Seitdem hat der dunkle Mariachi-Sänger die Gitarre in seinem Koffer gegen ein Arsenal großkalibrige Waffen getauscht. Nichts kann ihn aufhalten und jeder, der sich ihm in den Weg stellt, endet blutend im Straßenstaub.
El Mariachi, der Sänger frecher Balladen, sucht einen neuen Job. Mit seinem schwarzen Gitarrenkoffer klappert er die Bars ab - und wird Opfer einer folgenreichen Verwechslung. Denn auch Azul, der drogendealende Killer, trägt seine MP in einem solchen Kasten. Azul schießt sich durch die kleine Stadt. Doch ausbaden muß es El Mariachi. Aus dem scheuen Jüngling wird langsam aber todsicher ein mexikanischer Motorrad-Mad Max.
Jurastudentin Nora und Partygirl Mary sind zwei ziemlich verwöhnte Mädchen mit mexikanischen Wurzeln, die zusammen mit ihrem Vater in einem Luxusanwesen in Beverly Hills leben. Der unerwartete Tod ihres Vaters stellt ihr Leben vollkommen auf den Kopf, da sie plötzlich ohne Geld dastehen. Sie müssen zu ihrer Tante Aurelia in die bescheidene Latino Gegend Boyle Heights ziehen und sich dort erst einmal zurecht finden. Die teuren Autos werden gegen Bus und Gebrauchtwagen eingetauscht und so allmählich öffnen sich die beiden ihrer neuen, fremden Lebensweise.
Rachel is an intelligent, modern-day woman constantly on the move. Primarily focused on her career as a diplomatic consul for the U.S. embassy, she's literally lived her life on the move, globe-trotting from city to city. Currently working in Mexico City and set to leave for London, Rachel's world turns upside down on the eve of her own goodbye party when she gets drunk and passes out on the street. Saved by Alejandro, a handsome Mariachi singer and single father, Rachel wakes up in his apartment with no recollection of how she got there. Nor does she remember that she rejected his visa the day before, which he desperately needs for his daughter. Romance unexpectedly blossoms between the two, but either sparks or fists will fly after she finds out his secret.
Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.
A group of mariachis receives a letter to be part of the National Mariachi Contest in Mexico City. In order to be able to win they will need to travel together and solve their differences since their prime was 30 years ago.
El Gallo, a young musician who seeks to find his place in this world through Mexican melodies, finds an old love on a party night but realizes that he, like the city where he grew up, has changed.
Pastora de los Reyes is a beautiful Spanish that goes to Mexico with a contract to film a movie. The main actors will receive her at the airport, among them is Paul, a little-known mariachi that has been chosen to become a new idol. Automatically, both had bad relations and during filming many discussions happens. This arguments gives way to a deep love.
Music video for Bill Paxton's band Martini Ranch where an outlaw biker arrives at a rough small western town to visit his gal in the local brothel. What he doesn't know is that an all-female posse of bounty hunters is coming for him.
A Mexican singer travels the world and finds love in Argentina.
A story about two men caught in the Mexican revolution: close friends before, but now on the opposite sides. One of them is military officer, while the other one expects capital punishment. The prisoner's mother comes to visit his son, unaware that his former best friend is now his enemy.
This film is considered one of Tin Tan's funniest comedies. This time, the charismatic comedian incarnates a mariachi musician that lives the most entertaining an extraordinary adventures while traveling from Mexico to the paradisaic island of Cuba. An example of the excellent cinematographic comedy that only Tin Tan can achieve.
A young man eagerly prepares for triumph as a boxer in a neighborhood gym with the firm intention of escaping poverty to marry his girlfriend, who sings in a nightclub.
Mateo, son of a notorious mob lord of the city, has been dumped by his wife who took his son away. He doesn't resist the shame and hires the most ruthless hit-man available to kill them. He hires Toro Loco, a cold, eccentric assassin with will bring the hell to this family, always under his own twisted rules.
TV documentary about the Mexican music craze in the communist Yugoslavia.
Odessa is a young warrior in a strange world. As a child, she receives a prophecy from her master, and now she trains her body and spirit to achieve her destiny.
Judith is a member of the mariachi band "La Estampa de Calimaya" and the only woman in the group. She's also mother of two kids and lives in Toluca.
Seb, mariachi musician by night and guitar teacher by day, is by all accounts, a failed artist. Like a ghost wandering through his own life, Seb follows outside expectations and comically drifts further away from his dream of becoming a songwriter.