Biography
Carlos Gallardo is a Mexican actor and producer. He was born on 22 June 1966 in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila.
Gallardo originated the role of El Mariachi in the 1992 film of the same name, which he also produced. He played the character Campa in Desperado (1995) and served as co-producer on Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), both directed by Robert Rodriguez. He has appeared in other Rodriguez projects including Planet Terror (2007) as Deputy Carlos.
Gallardo has also produced and starred in independent films such as Bandido (2004) and appeared in Redcon-1 (2018).
