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Tito Larriva

Acting Born Jan 1, 1953 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 23 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) as Ricky Garbanzo (voice)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) as Titty Twister Guitarist & Vocalist
  • Desperado (1995) as Tavo
  • German Television Award (1999) as Self
  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) as Cab Driver
  • Machete (2010) as Culebra Cruzado
  • Grindhouse (2007) as Henchman (segment "Machete") (uncredited)
  • Trojan War (1997) as Tattoo Man
  • She's So Lovely (1997) as Lead Singer
  • The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) as Jesu
  • Boys on the Side (1995) as Indigo Girls' Band
  • True Stories (1986) as Ramon
  • Double Trouble (1992) as Reg
  • Eyes of an Angel (1991) as Cissy
  • Somebody to Love (1994) as Tito
  • Session Man (1991) as Mouse
  • Born in East L.A. (1987) as Oscar
  • Scorpion Spring (1996) as Bartender
  • The Pee-wee Herman Show (1981) as Hammy
  • Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998) as Band Member
  • Mittermeier & Friends (2001) as Self - Tito & Tarantula
  • Just a Little Harmless Sex (1999) as Chuey
  • Tito & Tarantula: Live at Crossroads - Rockpalast 2008 (2008)