Rodriguez had just legitimized himself in the face of the Hollywood bigwigs, first by making El Mariachi (1992) by the skin of his teeth on a very modest budget of $7,000 and he had admirably evinced that he could handle a sizable budget with the remake Desperado (1995) the year before. Kurtzman in turn lend his talents to the effects with his Kurtzman, Nicotero & Berger EFX Group. This prompted Tarantino to hand it to Rodriguez and he gladly accepted. As the legend goes, Tarantino had offered the script to special effects man Robert Kurtzman to direct but he declined. What was From Dusk Till Dawn if not two friends getting together and throwing one hell of a kegger? These two friends just happened to be Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. What more could you possibly want? Occasionally the Hollywood machine gets something right. Who better to bring the Mexican spirit to America than the country’s promising export with the help from Hollywood’s hottest young new talent? From Dusk Till Dawn, or one of the best horror films of the ‘90s, may not reinvent the wheel but it puts a fresh spin on an old formula. Mexico always had been a steady haven for horror and earned its place in cult cinema history thanks to a handful of titles in the golden age. Hollywood had attempted to revive the classic gothic with Frankenstein Unbound (1990), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) and Interview With the Vampire (1994) and Wes Craven’s Scream (1996) had resurrected (but not necessarily improved) the tired and tiring slasher for an entire new generation. Much of it had devolved into thrillers, self-aware or otherwise, on the one hand and comedy on the other. There’s no contesting that the ‘90s were pretty dark and abysmal time for the horror genre. Without that experience – after all, I was alone in Mexico City for several weeks – I would never have been brave enough to leave my home town to try and live out my dream of working in movies and travelling the world! It taught me how to go outside my comfort zone.Plot : criminals and hostages end up in bar somewhere on the Mexican border…. But mainly I think he couldn’t bear for me to leave home at the age of nine. He thought I wouldn’t have had a normal childhood. The coach clearly had big plans for me, but my father refused. I was nine! They would have paid for a place for me to live and I would have done six hours of gymnastics per day and only a few hours of school work. While I was there, I worked so hard that an Olympic coach noticed me. There were no lessons, no teachers and no equipment where I lived. When I saw what Nadia was capable of doing with her body and her steely determination, I persuaded my father to take me to Mexico City to learn gymnastics for two months in the summer. No one had ever heard of gymnastics, the beam, asymmetric bars, floor exercises and so on. I come from a small town in Mexico where we didn’t know gymastics even existed. They know it’s me as soon as I walk into the shop! (Laughs.) And when I need something from Gucci, I automatically get a discount. For instance, I love sprinkling drops of sweet-scented oil on my face. I generally like natural, organic products. But then, that was all I had to do! So yes, I have lots of cosmetics, but they’re not all Gucci. These days I don’t have time to be obsessed with what I put on my face or what colour eyeshadow I use! When I was young, it was another story. Like all women, I’ll buy a product thinking “This one will really work!”, then forget it in my cupboard or my makeup bag. That’s not at all the way I operate, darling! But you’re right, I have lots of cosmetics around the house. Honestly, can you see me calling my beloved to ask for a discount? Especially as I’ll be wearing the perfume for him - to please him. Choosing a perfume is something really sensual and personal. (Laughs.) No way! It would be totally unromantic.
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