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El Gringo

El Gringo

He's Not in Acapulco Any More

20126.21h 39m

Overview

A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.

Directed by Eduardo Rodríguez
Written by Jonathan W. Stokes
Produced by Katerina Slantcheva, Courtney Solomon, Amit R. Gicelter
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Scott Adkins

Scott Adkins

The Man

Yvette Yates Redick

Yvette Yates Redick

Anna

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Lieutenant West

Israel Islas

Israel Islas

Culebra

Erando González

Erando González

Chief Espinoza

Sofía Sisniega

Sofía Sisniega

Flaca

Valentin Ganev

Valentin Ganev

Deputy Chief Logan

Bashar Rahal

Bashar Rahal

Sullivan

Zahari Baharov

Zahari Baharov

Bell

B

Blaire Noonan

Springbreak Party Girl

Themes & Keywords

small townoutlawgunfightcowboyneo-westernneo-noir

About El Gringo

El Gringo is a adventure, drama, action, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of small town, outlaw, gunfight, cowboy, neo-western, neo-noir. Directed by Eduardo Rodríguez, it stars Scott Adkins, Yvette Yates Redick, Christian Slater. A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.

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