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