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Encyclopedia > Desperado
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Desperado ('desperate' in Spanish — this is an old usage of the word, today desesperado is far more common) means a violent and reckless person who performs some spectacular feats. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

  • Desperado (heavy metal group), a heavy metal band, formed by Dee Snider in 1988.
  • Desperado (album), the second album by The Eagles.
  • Desperado (film), a 1995 film that starred Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek and that was directed by Robert Rodriguez.
  • Desperado, a 1987 NBC television series that starred actor Alex McArthur.
  • Desperado (roller coaster), a rollercoaster that stands at Buffalo Bill's casino in Primm, Nevada, once the tallest, fastest and steepest hypercoaster in the world.
  • "Desperado" (Killer), a song by Alice Cooper, appearing on the album Killer.
  • Desperadoes, a comic book series.
  • Desperado piece, a chess piece that seems determined to give itself up.
  • Dallas Desperados, a franchise in the Arena Football League.

Desperado Desperado is a heavy metal band formed by Dee Snider in 1988, after Twisted Sister was disbanded. ... Desperado is the second album by the American rock band The Eagles. ... Desperado is a song by the rock-country band The Eagles, written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley. ... Desperado is a 1995 film directed by Robert Rodriguez. ... Desperado roller coaster is a hypercoaster located in Primm, Nevada in the Buffalo Bills hotel. ... Killer is the 1971 album by Alice Cooper. ... Desperadoes is a Weird West-style comic book series written by Jeff Mariotte. ... In chess, a desperado piece is a piece that seems determined to give itself up, typically either to bring about stalemate or to sell itself as dearly as possible in a situation where both sides have hanging pieces. ... Conference National Division Eastern Year founded 2002 Home arena American Airlines Center City, State Dallas, Texas Wild card titles 1: 2002 Division titles 2: 2003 & 2006 Conference titles None ArenaBowl championships None The Dallas Desperados are an Arena Football League team that began play in 2002 as an expansion team. ...

See also

Desperados is a side project from Alex Kraft, the guitar player of Onkel Tom. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... For other senses of this word, see outlaw (disambiguation). ... One popular concept of the villain, meant to mimic the purposely distinctive visage of villains, initially from the stage plays of the 1880s. ...

External links

  • Desperado in the RAE Spanish dictionary.
  • Desperado in Urbandictionary.
  • Desperado webpage of the Norwegian hardcoreband.

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Desperado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (153 words)
Desperado ('desperate' in Spanish — this an old usage of the word, today desesperado is far more common) means a violent and reckless person who performs some spectacular feats.
Desperado (album) is also the title of the second album by The Eagles.
Desperado (film) is a 1995 film that starred Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek and that was directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Desperado (1995): Reviews (893 words)
Instead, view Desperado as it's meant to be seen - a comedy - and you're in for an unalloyed treat; heck, you're in for one of the funniest flicks of the year.
Desperado is best when Rodriguez lets his playful side cut through the blare of a born filmmaker indulging his first chance at high-end Hollywood fireworks.
Desperado also has some entertaining twists, some sexy goings-on, but on the whole, watching the film is about as much fun as sitting on a cactus.
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