Latin rockers Tito & Tarantula were led by singer/guitarist Tito Larriva, best known for founding the seminal Los Angeles punk band the Plugz. Larriva, with guitarist Peter Atanasoff and a host of other L.A. session vets, eventually formed Tito & Tarantula, which quickly emerged as a major favorite on the local club scene. Among their most vocal supporters was filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, who not only enlisted the group to contribute material to his movies Desperado and From Dusk Till Dawn, but also found small roles for Larriva in both; Rodriguez additionally helped produce 1997's Tarantism, released on the band's own Cockroach label. Hungry Sally & Other Killer Lullabies followed in 1999. ~ Jason Ankeny