''Bandido'' ("Bandit") is a 2004 action thriller film written by Scott Duncan and
Carlos Gallardo and directed by
Roger Christian. The story revolves around the CIA framing skilled thief Max Cruz aka "Bandido" (Gallardo) in order to gain his cooperation in helping them recover intelligence data that was stolen by Beno Gildemontes (
Kim Coates
Kim F. Coates (born February 21, 1958) is a Canadian–American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and in the lead ...
), a Mexican Crime lord.
Cast
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Carlos Gallardo as Max "Bandido" Cruz
* Edy Arellano as Armas
* Michel Bos as CIA Agent
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Kim Coates
Kim F. Coates (born February 21, 1958) is a Canadian–American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and in the lead ...
as Beno
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Matt Craven
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*Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt
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as Fletcher
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Marintia Escobedo as "Scar"
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Angie Everhart
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Early lif ...
as Natalie
* Ana La Salvia as Sofia
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Karyme Lozano as Rosalia (as Carime Lozano)
* Wes Martinez as Max Barcus
* Verónica Segura as Delgado
* Manuel Vela as Peña
* Ernesto Yáñez as Quintana
Release and reception
The film was released December 10, 2004 by Innovation Film Group. Carlos Gallardo came up with the idea for the film directly after his involvement with cult classic ''
El Mariachi''. He created that movie for a mere $7,000.
References
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2004 films
Films directed by Roger Christian
Mexican independent films
2004 action thriller films
American independent films
Mexican action thriller films
American action thriller films
2004 independent films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
2000s Mexican films
English-language Mexican films
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