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Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez

Director · Born June 20, 1968 · San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Biography

Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) 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). 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.

Directed 39

1990s

  1. 1998

    The Faculty

    Director

    63
  2. 1997

    Mimic

    Second Unit Director

    61
  3. 1996

    From Dusk Till Dawn

    Director

    65
  4. 1995

    Four Rooms

    Director

    51

  5. Desperado

    Director

    67
  6. 1994

    Roadracers

    Director

  7. Rebel Highway

    Director

  8. 1993

    El Mariachi

    Director

    74
  9. 1991

    Pretty Good Man

    Director

  10. Bedhead

    Director

No release date

  1. Machete Kills Again... in Space

    Director

  2. The Naughty List

    Director

Produced 35

No release date

  1. The Naughty List

    Producer

Wrote 31

2010s

  1. 2019

    UglyDolls

    Story

    47

  2. Red 11

    Screenplay

  3. 2014

    The Director's Chair

    Writer

  4. From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

    Writer

    67
  5. 2013

    Machete Kills

    Story

    47

  6. Two Scoops

    Writer

  7. 2011

    Spy Kids: All the Time in the World

    Writer

    35
  8. 2010

    Machete

    Writer

    65

1990s

  1. 1995

    Four Rooms

    Writer

    51

  2. Desperado

    Writer

    67
  3. 1994

    Roadracers

    Writer

  4. Rebel Highway

    Writer

  5. 1993

    El Mariachi

    Writer

    74
  6. 1991

    Bedhead

    Screenplay, Story

No release date

  1. Machete Kills Again... in Space

    Writer

  2. The Naughty List

    Writer

Edited 25

Camera 22

Sound 21

Acted in 17

2010s

  1. 2018

    Also Starring Austin

    Movie

  2. 2015

    Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight

    TV

  3. 2014

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    Sam's Friend (uncredited)

    56
  4. 2013

    Amelia's 25th

    Emilio Cruz

  5. 2010

    The United Monster Talent Agency

    Jaws Scientist

Visual effects 6

1990s

  1. 1991

    Pretty Good Man

    Animation

Other crew 5

2010s

  1. 2019

    Red 11

    Special Effects

  2. 2014

    From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

    Creator

    67
  3. 2013

    Two Scoops

    Cinematography

Art department 4

2010s

  1. 2019

    Red 11

    Production Design

Created 4

2010s

  1. 2014

    Lucha Underground

    Creator

    84

  2. The Director's Chair

    Creator

  3. From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series

    Creator

    67

  4. El Mariachi

    Creator

Lighting 1

2010s

  1. 2019

    Red 11

    Gaffer

Appearances30

2010s

  1. 2019

    Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

    Self

  2. The Chef Show

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    80
  3. 2018

    Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

    Self

  4. 2017

    Life After Flash

    Self

    71
  5. 2016

    Ride with Norman Reedus

    Self · 1 episode

    80
  6. 2015

    Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

    Self

    71

  7. Fanarchy

    Self

  8. 2014

    The Director's Chair

    Self - Host · 13 episodes

  9. 2013

    Uncle Grandpa

    Self (voice) · 1 episode

    46

  10. Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

    Self

  11. 2012

    Side by Side

    Self

    80

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Shark Is Still Working

    Self

  2. 2008

    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Self

  3. 2006

    Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'

    Self

  4. Scream Awards

    Self · 1 episode

  5. 2005

    Champion

    Self

  6. 2004

    The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'

    Self

  7. How to Make Cool Home Movies

    Himself (voice)

  8. Inside Troublemaker Studios

    Himself

  9. 2003

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Self · 1 episode

    61

1990s

  1. 1998

    Full Tilt Boogie

    Self

  2. 1995

    Lo + plus

    Self · 1 episode

Thanked in the credits6

2010s

  1. 2018

    Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

    Thanks

  2. 2014

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

    Thanks

    57
  3. 2012

    Django Unchained

    Thanks

    84

2000s

  1. 2007

    Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence

    Thanks

  2. 2003

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    Thanks

    80