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Carlos Gallardo (born June 22, 1966) is a Mexican actor, producer, occasional screenwriter and director. Gallardo frequently collaborates with his friend, director Robert Rodriguez.
Carlos Gallardo. Producer: El Mariachi. Gallardo's first taste of fame came with the feature film 'El Mariachi', which he starred in and produced, with the film being directed by his close friend Robert Rodriguez.
- Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico
- 2 min
- 1.75 m
Carlos Gallardo (Ciudad Acuña, 22 de junio de 1966) es un actor, guionista, productor y cineasta mexicano, reconocido principalmente por sus constantes colaboraciones con el director Robert Rodríguez.
Carlos Gallardo. Producer: El Mariachi. Born in Acuña, Mexico, Gallardo's first taste of fame came with the feature film 'El Mariachi', which he starred in and produced, with the film being directed by his close friend Robert Rodriguez.
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After breaking out of jail in a small Mexican town, a ruthless criminal, nicknamed Azul, ventures off with a guitar case full of weapons and vows revenge on the local drug lord, Moco, who had him arrested in the first place. Meanwhile, a young musician arrives in town carrying his own guitar case which contains his signature guitar. He hopes to fin...
Reinol Martínez as "Azul"The film was shot in numerous locations in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, located in Northeastern Mexico adjacent to Del Rio, Texas. The film used 16 mm film and was shot in 14 days. Rodriguez had a $7,000 budget (equivalent to $15,659 in 2023), almost half of which he raised by participating in experimental clinical drug testing while living in Austin, T...
Sony's AXN channel confirmed that it would air TV series adaptation called El Mariachi. The series premiered on March 20, 2014.
Critical reception
The film received universal critical acclaim. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes shows a 91% score based on 75 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's consensus states: "Made on a shoestring budget, El Mariachi's story is not new. However, the movie has so much energy that it's thoroughly enjoyable." Metacriticreports a 73 out of 100 rating based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Awards and honors
El Mariachi won multiple international awards, including the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature (beating out MTV Movie Award for Best Movie winner Menace II Society). Writer/producer/director Rodriguez went on to gain international fame; he was interviewed on such shows as Sábado Gigante and proceeded thereafter to secure Hollywood-backing for films such as The Faculty and Sin City. In December 2011, El Mariachi was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"...
Rodriguez, Robert (1996). Rebel Without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player. Dutton Signet. ISBN 0-452-27187-8.
El Mariachi at IMDbEl Mariachi at Box Office MojoEl Mariachi at Rotten TomatoesEl Mariachi at MetacriticCarlos Gallardo is a Mexican actor, producer and director, known for his roles in El Mariachi, Desperado and Planet Terror. He is also a frequent collaborator with Robert Rodriguez and has worked on several of his films.
Carlos Gallardo played ‘EL MARIACHI’, the lead character in the very first of the famous ‘Mexico Trilogy’. Also known as the Desperado Trilogy, it also includes ‘Desperado’ , which starred Antonio Banderas' and ‘Once Upon a Time in Mexico’.
