History Film / Bandidas

* MrFanservice: Not a beefy hunk per se, Quentin does provide a lot of [[FanService manservice]] in just [[OneSceneWonder one scene]] (probably to compensate the enormous amount of fanservice granted by Maria and Sara).

* RedOniBlueOni: Maria is slobbish, passionate and determined and Sara is arrogant, poised and cultured.

* BettyAndVeronica: Maria and Sara respectively. Both girls fall in love with Quentin (he probably falls for them too) and start competing for whom is the best kisser (with Quentin as the judge of course). As expected he can't decide. By the end [[spoiler:it is [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], because he already had his fiancée [[ThirdOptionLoveInterest Clarissa]], who was his first option, not the [[TakeAThirdOption third]]]].

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''Bandidas'' is a 2006 [[TheWestern Western]] {{Comedy}} film starring Creator/PenelopeCruz and Creator/SalmaHayek, produced and directed by Joachim Ring and Espen Sandberg.

It tells the story of [[RedOniBlueOni two very different young women]], [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Maria Alvarez (Penelope Cruz) and Sara Sandoval (Salma Hayek)]]. After the death of Don Diego (Sara's father) and the attempted murder of several farmers (Maria's father included), by the hands of an American land baron [[SmugSnake Tyler Jackson]], they join forces to [[JustLikeRobinHood rob banks and give the money to the poor]]. At first they [[CatFight don't get along very well]] and can barely rob anything, but after [[TrainingFromHell training]] with a [[TheAce famous bank robber]], [[CynicalMentor Bill Buck]], they [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]] and Maria becomes a [[TheGunslinger Gunslinger]] and Sara a knife user (something to do with her inability to hold a gun without having [[HiccupHijinks hiccups]]). Later they meet [[NonActionGuy Quentin Cook]], a scientist and criminal investigator brought by Jackson to help catch the Bandidas. The girls capture him and, after realizing who's the real criminal, he decides to help them. And then stuff happens...

* USMarshal: Jackson who doubles with CorruptHick.

It tells the story of [[RedOniBlueOni two very different young women]], [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Maria Alvarez (Penelope Cruz) and Sara Sandoval (Salma Hayek)]]. After the death of Don Diego (Sara's father) and the attempted murder of several farmers (Maria's father included), by the hands of an American land baron [[SmugSnake Tyler Jackson]], they join forces to [[JustLikeRobinHood rob banks and give the money to the poor]]. At first they [[CatFight don't get along very well]] and can barely rob anything, but after [[TrainingFromHell training]] with a [[TheAce famous bank robber]], [[CynicalMentor Bill Buck]], they [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]] and Maria becomes a [[TheGunslinger Gunslinger]] and Sara a KnifeNut (something to do with her inability to hold a gun without having [[HiccupHijinks hiccups]]). Later they meet [[NonActionGuy Quentin Cook]], a scientist and criminal investigator brought by Jackson to help catch the Bandidas. The girls capture him and, after realizing who's the real criminal, he decides to help them. And then stuff happens...

%%* GirlsWithGuns: Though Sara can't shoot to save her life, [[KnifeNut so she switches to throwing knives]] during actual combat.

* PowerTrio: Maria (Id) and Sara (Super-ego) already have their RedOniBlueOni dynamics so when Quentin complete the trio he serves as TheHeart (Ego) for them. Which is and isn't a good thing, since he keeps them together as a team, but they fight for his affection in order to one-up each other.

* TheAce: Bill Buck.
* [[ActionDressRip Action Wedding Dress Rip]]
* {{Action Girl}}s: Maria and Sara.

* CaptainObvious: Clarissa

* CoolHorse: Maria's.

* DevilInPlainSight: Jackson

* TheDitz: Both girls have ditzy moments, but specially Maria.
* DumbBlonde: Clarissa seems to be one.
* FallenPrincess: Sara.

* GirlsWithGuns: Though Sara can't shoot to save her life, [[KnifeNut so she switches to throwing knives]] during actual combat.

* HandOrObjectUnderwear: Hand and BOWLER HAT Underwear.
* HotBlooded: Maria.
* IdiotHero: Maria.

* LovelyAngels: Maria and Sara.

* NonActionGuy: Quentin.
* [[NotWithTheSafetyOnYouWont Not Without Any Bullets, You Wont]]
* ObviouslyEvil: Jackson.
* OfCorsetsSexy
* {{Outlaw}}s
** [[{{Bandito}} Bandidas]]: Subverted to the core.

* ReallyGetsAround: If Sara is to be believed.

* RetiredOutlaw: Bill Buck.

* SceneryCensor
* SmugSnake: Jackson

* SpoiledBrat: Sara, as she, herself puts it.
* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: Clarissa, Quentin's fiance
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Maria is the Tomboy and Sara the Girly Girl.
* TurbulentPriest: One of the Bandidas' most important allies is the local priest.

* YouKilledMyFather: Jackson killing Sara's father is what spurs her into becoming an outlaw in the first place.

* CatFight: Maria and Sara throw down in a church over the money they robbed, which Maria wants to use to help the poor, and Sara wants to keep for herself.

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: [[spoiler:After the final battle, Jackson is knocked out face down in the dirt. Maria is ready to shoot him, but Sara invokes this trope, [[ArtisticLicenseGunSafety telling her to shoot him in the leg]]. Turns out Maria is out of bullets, prompting Jackson to wake up and nearly shoot her. [[SubvertedTrope Then Sara quickly shoots him, feeling justified in killing him to protect her partner.]]]]

** [[strike:{{Bandito}}s:]] Bandidas: Subverted to the core.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Maria is the tomboy and Sara the Girly Girl.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Sara and Maria bicker ''a lot'', but they trust each other completely after training with Bill Buck.

* BookDumb: Maria doesn't have much (perhaps nothing at all) in the way of formal education.

It tells the story of [[RedOniBlueOni two very different young women]], [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Maria Alvarez and Sara Sandoval]]. After the death of Don Diego (Sara's father) and the attempted murder of several farmers (Maria's father included), by the hands of an American land baron [[SmugSnake Tyler Jackson]], they join forces to [[JustLikeRobinHood rob banks and give the money to the poor]]. At first they [[CatFight don't get along very well]] and can barely rob anything, but after [[TrainingFromHell training]] with a [[TheAce famous bank robber]], [[CynicalMentor Bill Buck]], they [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]] and Maria becomes a [[TheGunslinger Gunslinger]] and Sara a KnifeNut (something to do with her inability to hold a gun without having [[HiccupHijinks hiccups]]). Later they meet [[NonActionGuy Quentin Cook]], a scientist and criminal investigator brought by Jackson to help catch the Bandidas. The girls capture him and, after realizing who's the real criminal, he decides to help them. And then stuff happens...

* CatFight: In a church.

* {{Action Girl}}s: Maria and Sara, [[spoiler:but since we never see any of them doing any real action (and when we see it's not that impressive) this can be perceived as an InformedAbility. If they are or not [[FauxActionGirl Faux Action Girls]] is debatable]].

* CanineCompanion: Sara's.

* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Both girls' {{AnimalCompanion}}s seem to be very intelligent.
* BettyAndVeronica: Maria and Sara respectively. [[spoiler: Both girls fall in love with Quentin (he probably falls for them too) and start competing for whom is the best kisser (with Quentin as the judge of course). As it was expected he can't decide it. By the end it is [[InvertedTrope Inverted]], because he already had his fiancée [[ThirdOptionLoveInterest Clarissa]], who was his first option, not the [[TakeAThirdOption third]]]].

* MrFanservice: Not a beefy hunk per se, Quentin does provide a lot of [[FanService manservice]] in just [[OneSceneWonder one scene]] (probably to compensate the enormous amount of FanService granted by Maria and Sara).
* FallenPrincess: Sara.

* PowerTrio: Maria (Id) and Sara (Super-ego) already have their RedOniBlueOni dynamics so when Quentin complete the trio he serves as TheHeart (Ego) for them. Which is and isn't a good thing, since he keeps them together as a team, but [[spoiler:they fight for his affection in order to one-up each other]].

* [[ActionGirl Action Girls]]: Maria and Sara, [[spoiler:but since we never see any of them doing any real action (and when we see it's not that impressive) this can be perceived as an InformedAbility. If they are or not [[FauxActionGirl Faux Action Girls]] is debatable]].

* TheDitz: Both girls have the ditzy moments, but specially Maria.

''Bandidas'' is a 2006 [[TheWestern Western]] {{Comedy}} film starring PenelopeCruz and SalmaHayek, produced and directed by Joachim Ring and Espen Sandberg.

* [[ActionDressRip Action Wedding Dress Rip]].

* FakeNationality: Maria, the poor farm girl who has never being outside Mexico, is played by the very Spanish PenelopeCruz, and while both SalmaHayek and her character are Mexican, Sara studied in Europe and had just recently came back.

* CuttingTheKnot: While trying to steal costumes from some French showgirls, Sara attempts to trick them by speaking to them in their native tongue. Maria simply points her gun at the women and demands their costumes, stating that her solution is much quicker.