Cucuy Quotes in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

Agent Sands: Are you a Mexi-CAN or a Mexi-CAN'T?

Cucuy: I'm a Mexi-CAN

Agent Sands: Good. Then do as I say.

[El meets Cucuy in the middle of town]

Cucuy: There's cartel on every corner.

El Mariachi: Sands told me you handle protection.

Cucuy: I don't work for Sands anymore. And since I'm a Mexi-can, I can do whatever I want.

El Mariachi: Then I guess I don't work for Sands neither. Goodbye.

[Cucuy grabs his arm]

Cucuy: There's a price on your head. I'm going to collect. Why don't you just tell Barillo everything you know and then maybe he'll just cut off your hands.

El Mariachi: And if I don't?

Cucuy: Remember that old man I killed in your village? What if your whole village was next?

El Mariachi: Would you kill them?

Cucuy: Me?

[Points to his men]

Cucuy: They certainly would.

El Mariachi: Then I guess I have no choice... but to kill you all.

Agent Sands: [talking about El Mariachi] Does it have a name?

Cucuy: We call him "El". As in "the".

Agent Sands: I know what it means, thank you.

Cucuy: The man I work for, Mr. Sands, is hiring El Mariachi to kill General Marquez.

Barillo: So you want to join us. First you must understand. There is the bait and there is the trade.

Cucuy: So El Mariachi is the trade?

Barillo: You are.

[Billy Chambers strangles and kills Cucuy]