# Question about Once Upon a Time in Mexico

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-once-upon-a-time-in-mexico/283918>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 9, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-once-upon-a-time-in-mexico/283918 "2005-01-09T19:37:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-once-upon-a-time-in-mexico/283918/1 "2005-01-09T19:37:24Z")

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Alright, I get why agent Sands wants to kill the President and General Marquez, but why does he go after Barillo? Unless I missed a big part of the story, Barillo’s part in the film is kind of useless.

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**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-once-upon-a-time-in-mexico/283918/2 "2005-01-09T20:47:57Z")

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You were able to sit through this piece of dreck? You’re a stronger man than I am.

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**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-once-upon-a-time-in-mexico/283918/3 "2005-01-09T21:12:11Z")

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> [@BMax](#):
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> You were able to sit through this piece of dreck? You’re a stronger man than I am.

You have to watch the dvd extras for Robert Rodriguez’s Puerco Pibil recipe, it’s awesome.

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**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-once-upon-a-time-in-mexico/283918/4 "2005-01-09T21:15:19Z")

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I like Robert Rodriguez and I like Mexico. I couldn’t go wrong with this film. I didn’t think it was too bad. And I found out the answer to my own question; Barillo was the one who set up the coupe cause the president was gunning for him.