Carlos Gallardo

Carlos Gallardo is a Mexican actor who also works as a producer, occasional screenwriter and director. He frequently works with Robert Rodriguez, and his first success came with El Mariachi (1992), the feature in which he starred. That film earned critical praise, won the audience award for best drama at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival, and brought Gallardo a shared Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. He also worked as unit production manager and handled special effects. Gallardo went on to co-produce the Mexico Trilogy sequels, Desperado (1995) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and played Campa, a minor role, in Desperado. He co-wrote, produced and starred in the 2004 independent action thriller Bandido, produced Me amarás bajo la lluvia, a Colombian television series, and played the lead in Curandero. He appeared as Deputy Carlos in Planet Terror (2007), part of Grindhouse.