Mariachi Gringo

{{Infobox film

| name = Mariachi Gringo

| director = Tom Gustafson

| image = Mariachi Gringo Poster.jpg

| producer = Cory Krueckeberg
Tom Gustafson
Rafael Cuervo
Alejandra Cardenas
Ramiro Ruiz

| writer = Cory Krueckeberg

| starring = Shawn Ashmore
Martha Higareda
Lila Downs

| music = Tim Sandusky

| cinematography = Kira Kelly

| editing = Cory Krueckeberg
Jennifer Lee

| studio = Sin Sentido Films
SPEAKproductions

| released = {{Film date|2012|03|02|Miami}}

| runtime = 107 minutes

| country = Mexico
United States

| language = English
Spanish

}}

Mariachi Gringo is a 2012 romantic comedy film directed by Tom Gustafson and written by Cory Krueckeberg. It was produced by Speak Productions and Sin Sentido Films. The film stars Shawn Ashmore, Martha Higareda, Lila Downs, Fernando Becerril, Kate Burton, Tom Wopat and Adriana Barraza.[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mariachi-gringo-guadalajara-film-festival-winners-298298 " 'Mariachi Gringo' Wins Big at Guadalajara Film Fest"]. The Hollywood Reporter.

Mariachi Gringo opened the 2012 Miami International Film Festival{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/01/miami-international-film-festival-announces-lineup-will-open-with-mariachi-gringo-49724/|title=Miami International Film Festival Announces Lineup, Will Open With "Mariachi Gringo"|date=17 January 2012|publisher=|accessdate=3 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://victorsmoviereviews.com/2012/03/05/mariachi-gringo-movie-review-miami-international-film-festival-miff/|title="Mariachi Gringo" – Movie Review – 2012 Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) - victorsmoviereviews|work=victorsmoviereviews|accessdate=3 April 2015}} and won the Mayahuel Awards for Best Film & Best Actress for Martha Higareda at the 2012 Guadalajara International Film Festival.[http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-03-13/film/mariachi-gringo-discovers-a-mexico-simpler-and-warmer-than-kansas/full/ "Mariachi Gringo Discovers a Mexico Simpler and Warmer Than Kansas - - Movies - New York"]. Village Voice.

== Synopsis ==

Edward (Shawn Ashmore), a small-town American slacker, meets Albert, an old Mexican man who was once a mariachi. Enchanted by traditional Mexican music, Edward moves to Guadalajara, where he plans to become a mariachi himself. He becomes friends with Lilia (Martha Higareda) and develops unrequited feelings for her. Lilia helps him to advance his dream and enlists the help of Sophia (Lila Downs), the lead singer of a small mariachi band, to teach him.

Lilia herself has the dream to leave Guadalajara and study oceanography, but is constantly putting it off to help her mother run a traditional restaurant.

Edward is then recruited by a prestigious mariachi band, which puts him at odds with Lilia, who feels he's betraying his dream to be a small-town mariachi, selling out to a flashy, big-name band. During his first live show he discovers he was only included in the band as a gimmick and he quits, enraged. He tries to return to his native town, only to find out he doesn't fit anymore. Upon returning to Guadalajara, he learns that Lilia finally left. He then joins Sophia's band, becoming a small-town, regular mariachi as he always wanted.

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