Carlos Gallardo (actor)

Carlos Gallardo
Carlos Gallardo
Born	June 22, 1966; Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico
Occupation	Actor, producer, director, screenwriter
Years active	1985–present

Carlos Gallardo (born June 22, 1966) is a Mexican actor, producer, occasional screenwriter and director. Gallardo frequently collaborates with his friend, director Robert Rodriguez.

Life and career

Gallardo was born in Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico to a Mexican father and an Irish mother.

Gallardo's first taste of fame came with the feature film El Mariachi, a critically acclaimed film renowned for costing US$7,000 to make. The film won the 1993 Sundance Film Festival, and won Gallardo an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, an accolade he shared with Rodriguez. He also was credited as unit production manager and for special effects in El Mariachi.

Following El Mariachi, Gallardo went on to be co-producer of the Robert Rodriguez-directed Mexico Trilogy sequels, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Both films featured Antonio Banderas in the role of El Mariachi, in place of Gallardo, though Gallardo had a minor role in Desperado, playing El Mariachi's friend, Campa.

Gallardo co-wrote, produced and starred in the title role of 2004 independent action thriller, Bandido. He was also producer for 2004 Colombian TV series Me amaras bajo la lluvia.

Carlos also participated in the Robert Rodriguez production titled Curandero where he plays the lead. Curandero was directed by Eduardo Rodriguez.

In 2007 he played Deputy Carlos in Planet Terror, Robert Rodriguez's portion of Grindhouse, appearing opposite Michael Biehn and Tom Savini. It was his first appearance in a Rodriguez film since Desperado.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Deveras me Atrapaste	Judicial chofer
1992	El Mariachi	El Mariachi
1995	Desperado	Campa
1996	Escape from L.A.
1998	Single Action	Amigo
1998	Bravo	Carlos Bravo
1999	Eastside	Luis
2004	Me amaras bajo la lluvia		TV Series
2004	Bandido	Max Cruz
2005	Curandero	Carlos
2007	Grindhouse	Deputy Carlos	(segment "Planet Terror")
2007	Planeta Terror	Deputy Carlos
2009	Dead Hooker in a Trunk	God
2009	Jazzed Up Hoodlums	Darby
2011	The Price	Ceferino
2013	Agent 88	Carlos	TV Short
2013	Payday	Don Elias	Episode: "Vlad & Gage"
2017	Starwatch	Captain Roberto Sabala
2018	Redcon-1	SGT Frederick Reeves
2019	Red 11	Camacho

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