Carlos Gallardo
Born (1966-06-22) June 22, 1966
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, director, screenwriter
Years active1985–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 Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico,[1] 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 amarás 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985De veras me atrapasteJudicial chofer
1992El MariachiEl Mariachi
1995DesperadoCampa
1996Escape from L.A.
1998Single ActionAmigo
1998BravoCarlos Bravo
1999EastsideLuis
2004Me amarás bajo la lluviaTV series
2004BandidoMax Cruz
2005CuranderoCarlos
2007GrindhouseDeputy Carlos(segment "Planet Terror")
2007Planet TerrorDeputy Carlos
2009Dead Hooker in a TrunkGod
2009Jazzed Up HoodlumsDarby
2011The PriceCeferino
2013Agent 88CarlosTV Short
2013PaydayDon EliasEpisode: "Vlad & Gage"
2017StarwatchCaptain Roberto Sabala
2018Redcon-1SGT Frederick Reeves
2019Red 11Camacho

References

  1. Texas, Territorio de Coahuila y. "Carlos Gallardo: un cineasta acuñense que triunfó en Hollywood". Territorio Coahuila y Texas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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