Robert Rodriguez
Directing
- Born
- June 20, 1968 (age 58) · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Robert Anthony Rodriguez is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film El Mariachi, which was a commercial success after grossing $2.6 million against a budget of $7,000. The film spawned two sequels, collectively known as the Mexico Trilogy: Desperado (1995) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).
Rodriguez directed From Dusk till Dawn in 1996 and developed its television series adaptation(2014–2016). He co-directed the 2005 neo-noir crime thriller anthology Sin City (adapted from the graphic novel of the same name) and the 2014 sequel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. He is also the creator of the Spy Kids franchise, as well as The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005), Planet Terror (2007), Machete (2010), We Can Be Heroes (2020), and directed The Faculty (1998) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
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Rodriguez is a close friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who founded the production company A Band Apart, of which Rodriguez was a member. In December 2013, Rodriguez launched his own cable television channel, El Rey.
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- 2099100 Years Director, Editor
- 2023Spy Kids: Armageddon Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Director
- 2023Hypnotic Director of Photography, Story, Editor, Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2021Hood River Executive Producer
- 2021Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles Director
- 2020We Can Be Heroes Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
- 2020Cirque du Soleil: R.U.N Writer
- 2019UglyDolls Producer, Story
- 2019Red 11 Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Production Design, Sound Designer, Special Effects, Camera Operator, Gaffer
