Desperado is a 1995 American action thriller film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. A sequel to the 1992 film El Mariachi, it is the second installment in Rodriguez's "Mexico Trilogy". The film stars Antonio Banderas as the former mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover.
Desperado was screened out of competition at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, the final part of the trilogy, was released in 2003.