Robert Rodriguez
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Born June 20, 1968 (58 years old)·San Antonio, Texas, USA·Male
Biography
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).
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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.
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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
254 credits across 107 titlesDirecting
39 creditsActing
12 creditsCreator
4 creditsWriting
29 creditsProduction
36 creditsCamera
22 creditsEditing
26 creditsArt
4 creditsSound
21 creditsVisual Effects
6 creditsLighting
1 creditCrew
12 creditsAs self
38 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
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4 creditsProjects with no date and no confirmation, some of which will never be made.
