Robert Rodriguez

Known for DirectingBorn 1968-06-20 (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). 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Deadline

The United Monster Talent Agency

Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight

The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'

The Mandalorian

Frank Miller: American Genius

Django Unchained

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

El Mariachi

Scream Awards

Del Castillo

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

Like Tears in Rain

Rebel Highway

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School

The Chef Show

The Book of Boba Fett

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Sin City

George Lopez

Alita: Battle Angel

Ride with Norman Reedus

The Shark Is Still Working

Side by Side

Inside Troublemaker Studios

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

Lucha Underground

Also Starring Austin

The Director's Chair

Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'

Grindhouse

From Dusk Till Dawn

El cuerno del diablo

Death Proof

Desperado

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

UglyDolls

Planet Terror

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

The Making of Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

Thanksgiving

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

El Mariachi

Champion

From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series