Peter Charles Marquardt (July 1, 1964 â€" July 19, 2014) was an
American actor and video game producer.He was best known for his debut
film role as the drug lord Moco (Spanish for "booger") in Robert
Rodriguez's 1993 action film El Mariachi. He landed the role following
a chance encounter with Rodriguez at a research facility, where both
men were volunteering as test subjects for cholesterol-lowering
medication. Rodriguez cast Marquardt in the Spanish-language El
Mariachi despite the fact that Marquardt did not speak
Spanish.Marquardt reprised the role of Moco for a flashback sequence
in Rodriguez's next film, Desperado. He later appeared in Rodriguez's
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and starred in the 2011 horror-thriller The
Shadow People.Outside of film acting, Marquardt was an associate
producer on several video games for Ion Storm, including Deus Ex and
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. He also co-produced Dominion:
Storm Over Gift 3.
American actor and video game producer.He was best known for his debut
film role as the drug lord Moco (Spanish for "booger") in Robert
Rodriguez's 1993 action film El Mariachi. He landed the role following
a chance encounter with Rodriguez at a research facility, where both
men were volunteering as test subjects for cholesterol-lowering
medication. Rodriguez cast Marquardt in the Spanish-language El
Mariachi despite the fact that Marquardt did not speak
Spanish.Marquardt reprised the role of Moco for a flashback sequence
in Rodriguez's next film, Desperado. He later appeared in Rodriguez's
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and starred in the 2011 horror-thriller The
Shadow People.Outside of film acting, Marquardt was an associate
producer on several video games for Ion Storm, including Deus Ex and
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. He also co-produced Dominion:
Storm Over Gift 3.
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