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Robert Rodriguez
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.
As director
Hypnotic
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
We Can Be Heroes
Alita: Battle Angel
Red 11
Sock 'Em Dead
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Machete Kills
Two Scoops
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Machete
Shorts
Addicto de Salsa
Planet Terror
Grindhouse
Sin City
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
How to Make Cool Home Movies
Inside Troublemaker Studios
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids
The Faculty
From Dusk Till Dawn
Four Rooms
Desperado
Roadracers
El Mariachi
As actor
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Frank Miller: American Genius
Like Tears in Rain
The Making of Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
Also Starring Austin
Life After Flash
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Fanarchy
Sock 'Em Dead
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Amelia's 25th
Side by Side
The United Monster Talent Agency
The Shark Is Still Working
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Grindhouse
Planet Terror
Grindhouse 101
High Hopes
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
Champion
Sin City
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
How to Make Cool Home Movies