Tito Larriva
Also Known As: Tito & Tarantula
Biography: Humberto "Tito" Larriva is a Mexican/American song writer, singer, musician, and actor. Larriva was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska, and El Paso, Texas. As a child he played the violin in the school orchestra and sang in the church and school choirs where he met his wife Janet Carroll. In 1972 Larriva snuck into Yale University for a full term without being noticed. After being kicked out of the Ivy League university, he moved to Mexico City and in 1975 moved to Los Angeles, California. He now lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and daughter and continues to work in the music and film industries.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
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From Dusk Till Dawn
Overview: After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampire clientele.
Genres: Horror Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-19
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Desperado
Overview: El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-25
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Machete
Overview: After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-01
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Session Man
Overview: When personal and creative differences threaten to destroy a musical supergroup during the recording of an album, studio guitar player McQueen is brought in to smooth out the tracks. Soon he is reconsidering the direction of his life as he dreams of the elusive brass ring.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Double Trouble
Overview: Two beefed-up twins operating on opposing sides of the law, team up to stop a nefarious crook in this actioner. Peter Jade is a notoriously arrogant burglar who ends up with the key to an enormous underground cache of diamonds. David Jade is a cop who joins forces with Peter after greedy Philip Chamberlain, wanting the diamonds for himself, kills David's partner
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-14
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Eyes of an Angel
Overview: John Travolta is a downtrodden single father raising his daughter under difficult circumstances in Chicago. The young girl comes upon and then nurses a wounded Doberman used for fighting, back to health. Duped by underworld types he was working as a courier for, father and daughter leave the dog and flee cross-country to Los Angeles with both canine and mobsters in pursuit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-26
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Just a Little Harmless Sex
Overview: A young married couple faces a serious break-up when the husband is caught committing adultery with a prostitute.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-11
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Tito & Tarantula: Live at Crossroads - Rockpalast 2008
Overview: Crossroads - Bonn, Harmonie - 24. October 2008 Tito Larriva: vocals, guitar Steven Hufsteter: guitar, backing vocals Caroline "Lucy Laloca" Rippy: bass, backing vocals Alfredo Ortis: drums, backing vocals
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-24
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Scorpion Spring
Overview: On the run from the law, desperate drug runner Astor and his beautiful prisoner struggle through the savage heat...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-10
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The Pee-wee Herman Show
Overview: An adult-oriented version of what would eventually become an award-winning children's classic. This version of the show features Pee-wee's playhouse and many of the characters of the later series, but with adult and sexual overtones and jokes including "mirror shoes" and others.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-11
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True Stories
Overview: A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-10
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Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Overview: Director Rufus Lindner is shooting his first film: " Die Vatikankiller". With audience favorite Kai Rabe in the leading role, success is guaranteed. But suddenly chaos descends on the film team: A starlet is murdered, the bitchy leading man goes increasingly crazy, a drunken policeman causes a lot of trouble, and the sex-obsessed producer Egon Lütter doesn't make things any easier.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1998-11-26
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Born in East L.A.
Overview: Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-21
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The Million Dollar Hotel
Overview: A federal agent searches for a potential killer among the bizarre residents of a dilapidated Los Angeles hotel.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-09
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She's So Lovely
Overview: After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-29
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Trojan War
Overview: Brad is about to hook up with the girl of his dreams, but runs into a problem, no condom. So Brad sets out into the night to find one, running into many obstacles along the way, while not knowing his best friend, Leah is in love with him.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-26
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Overview: A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-11
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Boys on the Side
Overview: After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-03
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Somebody to Love
Overview: Mercedes is a taxi dancer who wants to be an actress. She's involved with the married Harry, who considers himself a respected actor. Ernesto is in love with Mercedes, but he doesn't dance or have money.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-27
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Grindhouse
Overview: Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.
Genres: Thriller Action Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-06
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