'El Mariachi' star Peter Marquardt dies at 50

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Jul 28 2014 | 3:23 PM IST
Actor Peter Marquadt, best known for playing drug lord Moco in Robert Rodriguez's 1992 classic 'El Mariachi', has passed away aged 50.
The actor-producer died on July 19 in Austin, Texas. The cause of death is uncertain, said The Hollywood Reporter.
Marquadt acted in the middle film in Rodriguez's 'Mexico Trilogy', in addition to showing up in flashbacks in 'Desperado' (1995). He also appeared in the writer-director's 2003 film 'Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over' (2003) and in the 2011 film 'The Shadow People'.
The actor got the part of the white-suited drug lord Moco in the 1992 film due to a chance meeting with Rodriguez when they were bunkmates at a medical research facility.
Marquardt more recently worked in the computer game industry.

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First Published: Jul 28 2014 | 3:23 PM IST

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