What is Desperado

Sequels in the history of cinema hold a significant place for both filmmakers and audiences because they offer the opportunity to revisit, expand, or deepen a previously initiated story or characters. Viewers can explore new facets that allow for a deeper understanding of favorite characters or a universe. Such productions often have sub-missions like maintaining an audience base and building a fan community. Moreover, the success of sequels greatly relies on the quality of the original film, audience expectations, and the originality of the sequels. In this context, director Robert Rodriguez's trilogy comprising 'El Mariachi,' 'Desperado,' and 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico,' which entered the cinematic scene with a fresh storytelling approach in the 1990s, stands out among prominent sequels. This work aims to explain, using critical descriptive analysis, how Robert Rodriguez's trilogy attempts to unveil new narrative experiments in the language of cinema and how it constructs the necessary connections among sequels.