Chivo, a singer who works in a movie theater providing live entertainment, is invited by music-loving Mexican bandit Braganza to join his band. Braganza also kidnaps people to become more like the American movie gangsters he admires.
If you have eighty minutes to spare and want to see a Mexican bandit who is completely obsessed with American gangster movies, then yes, The Gay Desperado is absolutely worth your time. It’s a total weirdo of a movie that will delight anyone who loves early talkies, but if you can’t stand random outbursts of operatic s...
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"If you have eighty minutes to spare and want to see a Mexican bandit who is completely obsessed with American gangster movies, then yes, The Gay Desperado is absolutely worth your time. It’s a total weirdo of a movie that will delight anyone who loves early talkies, but if you can’t stand random outbursts of operatic singing, you should probably steer clear. 🤠The whole thing kicked off because this bandit chief, Braganza (played by a very loud Leo Carrillo), decides his gang needs to be more "m..."
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