
Person
Robert Rodriguez
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- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jun 20, 1968
- From
- 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). 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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From Dusk Till Dawn

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Planet Terror

The Book of Boba Fett

Grindhouse

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

Side by Side

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Uncle Grandpa

Nash Bridges

George Lopez

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Full Tilt Boogie

The Chef Show

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'

Ride with Norman Reedus