Tito Larriva

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.

Known For

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Ricky Garbanzo (voice)

From Dusk Till Dawn

Titty Twister Guitarist & Vocalist

Desperado

Tavo

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Cab Driver

Machete

Culebra Cruzado

Grindhouse

Henchman (segment "Machete") (uncredited)

Boys on the Side

Indigo Girls' Band

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
2001	Mittermeier & Friends	Self - Tito & Tarantula
1999	German Television Award	Self
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Ricky Garbanzo (voice)