Desperado: Does Antonio Banderas sing all the songs in the film himself?

Released in cinemas in 1995, the movie called Desperadoworn by Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Steve Buscemi and Danny Trejowill be broadcast Saturday, April 23, 2022, from 8:55 p.m. on RTL9. Directed by Robert Rodríguezthis feature film is in fact the sequel to the film El Mariachi, directed by the filmmaker 3 years earlier. The main role, played by Carlos Gallardo in the first film, is now portrayed by Antonio Banderaswho will portray this same extraordinary character once again in 2003, in Once upon a time in Mexico Desperado 2.

Carlos Gallardo is not excluded from this sequel, since he camped here the character of Campa. During the pre-production of this feature film, Jennifer Lopez was one of the actresses auditioned by Robert Rodriguez for the role of Carolina. But it was ultimately Salma Hayek who was chosen to accompany Antonio Banderas in the credits. Moreover, the famous American director Quentin Tarantinowho is a friend of Robert Rodriguez, makes a notable appearance in the bar scene, where he tells a long joke in monologue. They will then collaborate several times on their respective films.

Desperado: Antonio Banderas demonstrates his talents as a musician on screen

Moreover, it was the actor Raúl Juliá who was initially to play the role of Bucho, the main antagonist of the feature film. However, the actor died on October 24, 1994, shortly before filming began. As a result, Robert Rodriguez has decided to replace him with Joaquim de Almeida. For the anecdote, it is Antonio Banderas who himself interprets all the guitar tunes of his character, El Mariachi. The comedian also sings all of his character’s songs himself in the film.especially the generic Cancion Del Mariachi. Another rather funny little detail, the actor Steve Buscemi plays in this film the role of a character also called Buscemi, because Robert Rodriguez had the actor in mind from the writing of the script for Desperado.

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