Directing
Robert Rodriguez
EN, NL, ES cinema · 87 credits
Born
20 June 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Also known as Robert Anthony Rodriguez · Robert Anthony Rodríguez
Robert Anthony Rodriguez (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 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
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
as Self
Machete Kills Again... in Space
Director, Writer
Blood
Blood
Producer
Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice
Director, Editor, Producer
The Naughty List
Director, Writer, Producer
Incógnito
Incógnito
Director, Producer
100 Years
2099
100 Years
Director, Editor
Hypnotic
Director of Photography, Story, Editor, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Director
Thanksgiving
Thanks
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Hood River
Executive Producer
We Can Be Heroes
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
Alita: Battle Angel
Director, Producer
UglyDolls
Producer, Story
Red 11
Director, Screenplay, Gaffer, Editor, Special Effects, Sound Designer, Camera Operator, Production Design, Director of Photography
Life After Flash
as Self
Fanarchy
as Self
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Sam's Friend (uncredited), Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
Bullet
Producer
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Executive Producer
Amelia's 25th
as Emilio Cruz
Machete Kills
Story, Director, Editor, Producer, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
Two Scoops
Director, Music, Writer, Executive Producer, Cinematography
Side by Side
as Self
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Original Music Composer
The United Monster Talent Agency
as Jaws Scientist
Machete
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Predators
Producer
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Executive Producer
Shorts
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
Grindhouse
as Extra (segment "Planet Terror") (uncredited), Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Original Music Composer
Planet Terror
as One of Abby's Henchmen (uncredited), Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay, Visual Effects Supervisor, Sound Mix Technician, Original Music Composer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Music Producer
Death Proof
Producer
High Hopes
as Mr. Lewis
Champion
as Self
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
as Shark (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director of Photography, Visual Effects Supervisor, Camera Operator, Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Original Music Composer, Director
Sin City
Director of Photography, Editor, Original Music Composer, Director, Visual Effects Supervisor, Camera Operator, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Writer
Curandero
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Confessions of a Pit Fighter
Executive Producer
Inside Troublemaker Studios
as Himself, Director, Editor
How to Make Cool Home Movies
as Himself (voice), Director
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Original Music Composer
Del Castillo
2004
Del Castillo
Cinematography, Editor
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Original Music Composer, Sound Effects Editor, Producer, Production Design, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Director of Photography
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Director, Original Music Composer, Producer, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Visual Effects Supervisor
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Director, Editor, Producer, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Production Design, Sound Effects Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Spy Kids
Director, Producer, Editor, Original Music Composer, Camera Operator, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Writer, Visual Effects Supervisor
El cuerno del diablo
Production Design
Bullfighter
as Bullboy #1
Lisa Picard Is Famous
as Punk #2
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Executive Producer, Story
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
Executive Producer
Full Tilt Boogie
as Self
The Faculty
Producer, Editor, Director, Camera Operator, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mimic
Second Unit Director
From Dusk Till Dawn
as Band Member (uncredited), Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Steadicam Operator
Four Rooms
Director, Editor, Writer
Desperado
Producer, Director, Steadicam Operator, Editor, Writer
Roadracers
Director, Editor, Writer
El Mariachi
Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Director, Writer, Special Effects, Camera Operator, Music Editor, Still Photographer, Sound Editor, Additional Editing
Bedhead
Screenplay, Director, Original Music Composer, Story, Editor, Sound Effects, Director of Photography
Pretty Good Man
Director, Camera Operator, Animation