Carlos Gallardo
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| Born: |  Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico |
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| Occupation: | actor, producer and screenwriter |
Carlos Gallardo is a Mexican actor, producer and occasional screenwriter and director and constant collaborator with his good friend, famed director Robert Rodriguez.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Gallardo was born in Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico. At six years old, Gallardo fantasized about being involved in the world of television. He had no idea how he'd actually achieve this goal, but his greatest desire throughout his childhood was to enter that marvelous dream world. It was no surprise, then, when still in his youth, he decided on a career as a filmmaker.
[edit] Career
Gallardo's first taste of fame came with the feature film El Mariachi, a critically-acclaimed film renowned for costing only $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.
Following El Mariachi, Gallardo went on to be co-producer of the Robert Rodriguez-directed sequels of El Mariachi, Desperado and Once Upon A Time In Mexico respectively. Both films featured Antonio Banderas in the role of El Mariachi, in place of Gallardo, though Gallardo did have a cameo role in Desperado, playing El Mariachi's buddy Campa.
More recently, 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".
[edit] Filmography
- Grind House (2007)
- Bandido (2004)
- "Me amaras bajo la lluvia" (2004) (TV series)
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- Bubble Boy (2003)
- Eastside (1999)
- Single Action (1998)
- Bravo (1998)
- Desperado (1995)
- El Mariachi (1992)
