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