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Robert Rodriguez
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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 stat…
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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.
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2024
Like Tears in Rain
Movie Self
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2024
Frank Miller: American Genius
Movie Self
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2023
Thanksgiving
Movie Thanks
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2023
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Movie Producer
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2023
Hypnotic
Movie Director of Photography
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2022
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
TV show Self
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2021
The Book of Boba Fett
TV show Dokk Strassi (voice)
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2021
Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School
Movie Himself
- 2021
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2021
Hood River
Movie Executive Producer
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2021
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
Movie Director
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2021
Directors on Directors
TV show Self
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2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
We Can Be Heroes
Movie Director
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2020
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
TV show Self
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2020
Cirque du Soleil: R.U.N
Movie Writer
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2019
The Mandalorian
TV show Director
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2019
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
Movie Self
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2019
The Chef Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
UglyDolls
Movie Producer
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2019
Red 11
Movie Director
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2019
Alita: Battle Angel
Movie Director
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2018
Also Starring Austin
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- 2018
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2017
Life After Flash
Movie Self
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2016
Ride with Norman Reedus
TV show Self
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2015
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Movie Self
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2015
Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight
TV show
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2015
Fanarchy
Movie Self
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2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Movie Thanks
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2014
Lucha Underground
TV show Executive Producer
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2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Movie Sam's Friend (uncredited)
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2014
Matador
TV show Director
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2014
The Director's Chair
TV show Self - Host
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2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
TV show Director
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2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season
Movie Executive Producer
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2014
El Mariachi
TV show Creator
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2014
Bullet
Movie Producer
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2013
Machete Kills
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