Mariachi Gringo

Mariachi Gringo
Directed by	Tom Gustafson
Produced by	Cory Krueckeberg Tom Gustafson Rafael Cuervo Alejandra Cardenas Ramiro Ruiz
Written by	Cory Krueckeberg
Starring	Shawn Ashmore Martha Higareda Lila Downs
Cinematography	Kira Kelly
Edited by	Cory Krueckeberg Jennifer Lee
Production company	Sin Sentido Films SPEAKproductions
Release date	2013
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Mexico & United States
Language	English & Spanish

Mariachi Gringo is a 2012 feature film directed by Tom Gustafson and written by Cory Krueckeberg. The film 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.

Mariachi Gringo opened the 2012 Miami International Film Festival and won the Mayahuel Awards for Best Film & Best Actress for Martha Higareda at the 2012 Guadalajara International Film Festival.

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. The trip takes his boring life in unexpected new directions, including a romance with two women, Lilia (Martha Higareda) and Sophia (Lila Downs).

Mariachi Gringo received positive reviews from film critics. Appraisal was generally directed at the direction, music, and performances by some of the cast, in particular Shawn Ashmore in the lead role.