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Hey there. . . .I bought an original "Three Amigos!" poster at a garage sale about ten years ago. It's easily one of my favorite comedies of all time. The cool thing about this poster is that it's entirely in spanish, and it's an illustrated image, rather than the photo of the the Three Amigos like the US poster has. It's a really detailed illustration, with the Amigos tied up in the center, with all the "bandidos" crowded around them. . . guns out, tequila bottles in hand, busty women in the background. . .and Alphonso Arau (el Guapo, the villain) as a sort of central "hero" type character. I guess this movie is viewed differently in Mexico than in the US. Here, we laugh at the Amigos, and feel for them. In Mexico, this poster is telling me that the Amigos are intruders, and are to be stomped out immediately. Quite a different take on a movie that is dear to my heart.
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