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Born June 20, 1968 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
Robert Anthony Rodriguez (/rɒˈdriːɡɛz/ ro-DREE-ghez; born June 20, 1968) 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 ($5.5 million in 2023 dollars) against a budget of $7,000 ($14,937 in 2023 dollars). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Rodriguez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Spy Kids: Armageddon
2023

Hypnotic
2023

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
2021

We Can Be Heroes
2020

Red 11
2019

Alita: Battle Angel
2019

The Limit
2018

Sock 'Em Dead
2015

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014

Machete Kills
2013

Two Scoops
2013

The Black Mamba
2011

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011

Machete
2010

Shorts
2009

Planet Terror
2007

Grindhouse
2007

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005

Sin City
2005

The Customer Is Always Right
2004

How to Make Cool Home Movies
2004

Inside Troublemaker Studios
2004

Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002

Spy Kids
2001

The Faculty
1998

From Dusk Till Dawn
1996

Four Rooms
1995

Desperado
1995

Roadracers
1994

El Mariachi
1993

Pretty Good Man
1991

Bedhead
1991

Machete Kills Again... in Space
Fire and Ice
Untitled We Can Be Heroes Sequel

100 Years

Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025

Like Tears in Rain
2024

Frank Miller: American Genius
2024

Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School
2021

The Making of Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
2019

Also Starring Austin
2018

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018

Life After Flash
2017

Sock 'Em Dead
2015

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015

Fanarchy
2015

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014

Amelia's 25th
2013

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013

Side by Side
2012

The Black Mamba
2011

The United Monster Talent Agency
2010

The Shark Is Still Working
2009

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008

Grindhouse
2007

Planet Terror
2007
Grindhouse 101
2007

Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
2006

High Hopes
2006

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005