Peter Marquardt

Peter Charles Marquardt (July 1, 1964 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor and video game producer.

He was best known for his debut film role as the drug lord Moco (Spanish for "booger") in Robert Rodriguez's 1993 action film ''El Mariachi''. He landed the role following a chance encounter with Rodriguez at a research facility, where both men were volunteering as test subjects for cholesterol-lowering medication. Rodriguez cast Marquardt in the Spanish-language ''El Mariachi'' despite the fact that Marquardt did not speak Spanish.

Marquardt reprised the role of Moco for a flashback sequence in Rodriguez's next film, ''Desperado''. He later appeared in Rodriguez's ''Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'' and starred in the 2011 horror-thriller ''The Shadow People''.

Outside of film acting, Marquardt was an associate producer on several video games for Ion Storm, including ''Deus Ex'' and ''Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom''. He also co-produced ''Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3''.

Marquardt died in Austin, Texas on July 19, 2014, at the age of 50. Provided by Wikipedia