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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

31

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-01-01 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Also Known As

Tito & Tarantula

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

Acting

From Dusk Till Dawn

1996

From Dusk Till Dawn

as

Titty Twister Guitarist & Vocalist

Desperado

1995

Desperado

as

Tavo

Machete

2010

Machete

as

Culebra Cruzado

Session Man

1991

Session Man

as

Mouse

Eyes of an Angel

1991

Eyes of an Angel

as

Cissy

Scorpion Spring

1996

Scorpion Spring

as

Bartender

True Stories

1986

True Stories

as

Ramon

She's So Lovely

1997

She's So Lovely

as

Lead Singer

Trojan War

1997

Trojan War

as

Tattoo Man

Boys on the Side

1995

Boys on the Side

as

Indigo Girls' Band

Grindhouse

2007

Grindhouse

as

Henchman (segment "Machete") (uncredited)

Mittermeier & Friends

Mittermeier & Friends

as

Self - Tito & Tarantula

Production

Crew

Desperado

1995

Desperado

as

Freeway

1996

Freeway

as

Directing