As he cruised into the fall of 1995, Robert Rodriguez had a plan for avoiding the dreaded sophomore slump. His debut feature, “El Mariachi,” was an indie sensation two years earlier – originally intended as a self-financed calling card of a movie, solely for the Mexican home video market, it had found unexpected success on the film festival circuit and was picked up for full-on theatrical and video distribution by Columbia Pictures.
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