Robert Rodriguez
- Directing
- June 20, 1968 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- 100 Years · Director, Editing
- Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks · Self
- Like Tears in Rain · Self
- Frank Miller: American Genius · Self
- Thanksgiving · Thanks
- Spy Kids: Armageddon · Producer, Editing
- Hypnotic · Cinematography, Story
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett · Self
- The Book of Boba Fett · Dokk Strassi (Voice), Mayor Mok Shaiz (Voice)
- Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School · Self
- The Making of Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles · Self
- Hood River · Executive producer
- Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles · Director
- Directors on Directors · Self
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend · Self
- We Can Be Heroes · Director, Writer
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian · Self
- Cirque du Soleil: R.U.N · Writer
- The Mandalorian · Director
- Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo · Self
- The Chef Show · Self
- UglyDolls · Producer, Story
- Red 11 · Director, Screenplay
- Alita: Battle Angel · Director, Producer
- Also Starring Austin
- Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead · Self, Thanks
- Life After Flash · Self
- Ride with Norman Reedus · Self
- Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini · Self
- Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight
- Fanarchy · Self
- 21 Years: Richard Linklater · Thanks
- Lucha Underground · Executive producer, Creator
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For · Sam's Friend (uncredited), Director
- Matador · Director, Executive producer
- The Director's Chair · Self, Writer
- From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season · Executive producer
- From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series · Director, Writer
- El Mariachi · Creator
- Bullet · Producer
- Machete Kills · Story, Music
- Uncle Grandpa · Self
- Amelia's 25th · Emilio Cruz
- Two Scoops · Director, Music
- Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking · Self
- Django Unchained · Thanks
- Side by Side · Self
- Spy Kids: All the Time in the World · Director, Writer
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair · Music
- Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright · Executive producer
- The United Monster Talent Agency · Jaws Scientist
- Machete · Director, Editing
- Predators · Producer
- Shorts · Director, Writer
- The Shark Is Still Working · Self
- Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX · Self
- Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence · Thanks
- Death Proof · Producer
- Grindhouse · Extra (segment "Planet Terror") (uncredited), Director
- Planet Terror · One of Abby's Henchmen (uncredited), Director
- Grindhouse 101 · Self
- Back to the Well: 'Clerks II' · Self
- Scream Awards · Self
- High Hopes · Mr. Lewis
- Curandero · Screenplay, Executive producer
- The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl · Shark (voice) (uncredited), Cinematography
- Confessions of a Pit Fighter · Executive producer
- Sin City · Cinematography, Director
- Champion · Self
- The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' · Self
- Del Castillo · Editing, Cinematography
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 · Music
- How to Make Cool Home Movies · Self, Director
- Best Week Ever
- Inside Troublemaker Studios · Self, Editing
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 · Thanks
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico · Director, Editing
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over · Music, Director
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams · Cinematography, Music