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Robert Rodriguez
Known for: DirectingRobert 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.
Filmography 45
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Creator 
Sin City
Director, Writer 
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Composer 
Lucha Underground
Creator 
From Dusk Till Dawn
Director 
Planet Terror
Director, Screenplay 
Alita: Battle Angel
Director, Producer 
We Can Be Heroes
Director, Writer 
The Faculty
Director, Producer 
Spy Kids
Director, Writer 
Machete Kills
Director, Story 
Death Proof
Producer 
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Director, Composer 
Predators
Producer 
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Composer 
Four Rooms
Director, Writer 
Desperado
Director, Writer 
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Director, Writer 
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Director, Screenplay 
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Director, Screenplay 
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Director, Screenplay 
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Director, Writer 
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
as Shark (voice) (uncredited) 
Machete
Director, Writer 
Shorts
Director, Writer 
Hypnotic
Director, Screenplay 
UglyDolls
Story, Producer 
El Mariachi
Director, Writer 
The Director's Chair
as Self - Host 
Side by Side
as Self 
Roadracers
Director, Writer 
Bullet
Producer 
Bullfighter
as Bullboy #1 
Like Tears in Rain
as Self 
Machete Kills Again... in Space
Director, Writer 
Frank Miller: American Genius
as Self 
Champion
as Self 
Amelia's 25th
as Emilio Cruz 
Fanarchy
as Self