Robert Anthony Rodriguez\u00a0is 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\u00a0Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film\u00a0El 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\u00a0Mexico Trilogy:\u00a0Desperado\u00a0(1995) and\u00a0Once Upon a Time in Mexico\u00a0(2003).<\/p>\n
Rodriguez directed\u00a0From Dusk till Dawn\u00a0in 1996 and developed its\u00a0television series adaptation(2014\u20132016).\u00a0He co-directed the 2005 neo-noir crime thriller anthology\u00a0Sin City\u00a0(adapted from the\u00a0graphic novel of the same name) and the 2014 sequel,\u00a0Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. He is also the creator of the\u00a0Spy Kids\u00a0franchise, as well as\u00a0The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005),\u00a0Planet Terror\u00a0(2007),\u00a0Machete\u00a0(2010),\u00a0We Can Be Heroes\u00a0(2020), and directed\u00a0The Faculty\u00a0(1998) and\u00a0Alita: Battle Angel\u00a0(2019).<\/p>\n
Rodriguez is a close friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker\u00a0Quentin Tarantino, who founded the production company\u00a0A Band Apart, of which Rodriguez was a member. In December 2013, Rodriguez launched his own cable television channel,\u00a0El Rey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Robert Anthony Rodriguez\u00a0is 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\u00a0Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film\u00a0El Mariachi, which was a commercial success after grossing $2.6 million against a budget of $7,000. The film spawned two sequels, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-26971","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n