Tito Larriva
Humberto Lorenzo Rodriquez Larriva (* 1953 in Ciudad Juárez , Chihuahua , Mexico ) is a Mexican singer, musician and actor.
Life
Larriva grew up in Fairbanks , Alaska and El Paso , Texas . As a child he learned to play the flute and violin. He moved to Los Angeles , California in the mid-1970s .
He lived in Berlin for a few years. He currently lives in Austin, Texas .
Music career
Larriva was the singer and rhythm guitarist of the 1970s punk band The Plugz , the 1980s rock band Los Cruzados , Psychotic Aztecs and is still with Tito & Tarantula .
The Plugz
He founded The Plugz in 1978 in Los Angeles, California. While the band was never really successful commercially, their presence guaranteed an enduring impact on generations of rock bands during the birth of West Coast Punk. Record label Rhino recognized her role in the Los Angeles music scene by releasing her version of "La Bamba" on "We're Desperate: The LA Scene (1976-1979)". The Plugz released the two albums Electrify Me (1978) and Better Luck (1981). They also contributed three songs to the Repo Man soundtrack and played with Bob Dylan on Late Night With David Letterman in 1984 . In 2007 the Plugz gave a reunion concert in Austin .
Cruzados
Main article : Cruzados
After "The Plugz" broke up, Larriva and two other members of the band (Tony Marsico and Charlie Quintana) formed the band "Los Cruzados" in 1984. Steven Hufsteter (formerly with The Dickies ) joined as guitarist. The Cruzados received critical acclaim and were opening acts for bands like INXS and Fleetwood Mac . In 1985 they released the album Cruzados named after them . In 1987 the album After Dark was released with a new guitarist (Marshall Rohner). The band broke up in 1988, but Larriva continued to work with all the band members except Rohner later in his career. Quintana and Marsico played as guest musicians on the debut album of his next band "Tito & Tarantula". There was also a song on the album that Marsico had co-written and one that Hufsteter had co-written. On Tito & Tarantula's third album, Hufsteter played as a guest musician on some of the songs and wrote on others. In 2002 Hufsteter officially joined the band as the second lead guitarist.
Tito & Tarantula
Main article : Tito & Tarantula
"Tito & Tarantula" started out as an improvisation jam band, in which anyone who wanted could play. “We always had some kind of unwritten rule,” Larriva told Tucson Weekly in 1997, “and that rule is that everyone plays pretty much what they want. The band never rehearses anything beforehand. ”The band's history goes back to 1992, when Larriva and lead guitarist Peter Atanasoff performed weekly in bars and cafes.
The band made their debut on the soundtrack to Robert Rodriguez 's film Desperado , in which Tito Larriva was also allowed to play a small role, with the songs Back to the House That Love Built , Strange Face of Love and White Train . In 1996, the band's music appeared on a different soundtrack to one of Rodriguez's films, this time From Dusk Till Dawn , namely the songs Cucarachas Enojadas , After Dark and Opening Boxes (the latter still unreleased). In the film itself, Larriva, Atanasoff and their future drummer Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez appeared as the band playing in the bar. A year later (1997) they released their long-awaited debut album Tarantism , followed by Hungry Sally & Other Killer in 1999 and Little Bitch in 2000 . In 2002 the band released Andalucia in a new constellation . Since then the band has toured practically non-stop. Her latest album Back into the Darkness was released on April 4th, 2008.
Psychotic Aztecs
“Psychotic Aztecs”, composed of Tito Larriva as singer, John Avila on bass, Johnny “Vatos” Hernandez on drums and Steven Hufsteter on guitar, started as a recording session with Grita! Records in Los Angeles and ended up being the album Santa Sangre, released in 1999.
Film career
Larriva's first role as an actor was "Hammy" on The Pee-wee Herman Show in 1981 . He went on to take on notable supporting roles in big budget films such as Born in East LA , Road House , Coffee, Milk and Sugar , Desperado , From Dusk Till Dawn, and Sometime in Mexico . He often works with his friend, director Robert Rodriguez . He played a small role in the 1991 Oscar-winning short film Session Man .
At Grindhouse , he played a brief role in the fake trailer for Machete .
Apart from his film roles, he worked on the score for Dream With the Fishes , Tin Cup , Mi Vida Loca and the German film Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller .
Discography
The Plugz
- Electrify Me (1979)
- Better Luck (1981)
Cruzados
- Cruzados (1985)
- After Dark (1987)
- Unreleased Early Recordings (2000)
Tito & Tarantula
- Tarantism (1997)
- Hungry Sally & Other Killer Lullabies (1999)
- Little Bitch (2000)
- Andalucia (2002)
- Back Into the Darkness (2008)
- Tarantism - Remastered (2015)
- Lost Tarantism (2015)
- 8 Arms to Hold You (2019)
Psychotic Aztecs
- Santa Sangre (1998)
Web links
- Tucson Weekly article on Larriva
- Answers.com entry via Larriva
- Tito Larriva in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tito Larriva on copyrightencyclopedia.com (English), accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ Answers.com via Tito & Tarantula
- ↑ Video interview at www.elektrolurch.com
- ↑ short video with Tito on youtube
- ↑ Jokerman video on Youtube with The Plugz and Bob Dylan
- ↑ Biography at IMDb
- ↑ Do-It-All Dude - Interview by Larriva at Tucson Weekly
- ↑ Psychotic Aztecs ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on latinovision.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Larriva, Tito |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Larriva, Humberto Lorenzo Rodriquez |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican singer, musician and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ciudad Juarez , Chihuahua , Mexico |