Robert Rodriguez Biography
Robert Rodriguez born as Robert Anthony Rodriguez is an American filmmaker who shoots, produces and scores man of his films in Mexico and Texas. He is known for his successful collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, including Dusk Till Dawn (1996).
He was born to Rebecca (nee Villegas) and Cecilio G. Rodriguez. His father was a salesperson while his mother was a nurse. He is Mexican. He was born in a large family of 10 children and 2 of his known sisters are Patricia Vonne and Angela Lanza.
He went on to study at the University of Texas, where he met Elizabeth Avellan, who was studying film production, art, and architecture, and the two were married in 1990. Together, they formed their own production company called Los Hooligans (named after an award-winning comic strip drawn by Rodriguez that had run daily for three years in the Daily Texan newspaper) and produced an eight-minute short called Bedhead (1991).
Robert co-wrote the script with his brother David and directed, while David also starred in the title role. Sisters Rebecca, Christina, and Elizabeth played starring roles, while his wife Elizabeth worked as an animator on the film. Meanwhile, Robert also did his own editing, cinematography and co-wrote the music.
His next project was a full-length film called El Mariachi (1992). Rodriguez made most of the film’s $7,000 budget by spending a month in a hospital being subjected to experimental drug studies. He not only wrote and directed, but produced, edited, and provided special effects for the movie, while his wife was an associate producer.
Presented at several International Film Festivals, El Mariachi won multiple awards, including the Audience Award at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival, an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and the Audience Award at the Deauville Film Festival. Rodriguez was signed by the powerful talent agency ICM and was given a writing/directing deal from Columbia Pictures. Columbia also bought the distribution rights to the film, making El Mariachi the lowest budget movie ever released by a major studio and the first American film released in Spanish.
Rodriguez brought the character of El Mariachi back in Desperado (1995), this time starring Antonio Banderas. He next tried his hand at horror with From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), written by Quentin Tarantino and featuring an all-star cast that included Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, and Salma Hayek. The film won a Best Horror Film award from The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films as well as making a respectable showing at the box office.
His biggest hit, however, came with the release of Spy Kids (2001). The film not only won Rodriguez an ALMA award for Outstanding Director in a Motion Picture, but it made over $100 million at the domestic box office. Two successful sequels followed, completing the trilogy of the young brother and sister team who discover their parents are spies and then join in on the family business. Rodriguez next returned to his El Mariachi trilogy, bringing Antonio Banderas back again for Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), also starring Johnny Depp and Willem Dafoe.
Robert Rodriguez Age|Robert Rodriguez Birthday
He was born on June 20, 1968, in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. He is 51 years old as of 2019.
Robert Rodriguez Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $50 million dollars.
Robert Rodriguez Wife|Robert Rodriguez Kids
He was married to Elizabeth Avellan, also a producer, who participated in several of his movies. They are blessed with 5 children; four sons – Rocket, Racer, Rebel, Rogue and a daughter Rhiannon. The two divorced in 2006 after 16 years of marriage and agreed to work together professionally. He began dating actress Rose McGowan and they announced their engagement in October 2007 and broke off their relationship and plans for marriage 2 years later.
Robert Rodriguez Clothing|Robert Rodriguez Designer
He runs a unique clothing line business and he has always delivered ready-to-wear for a woman who is strong, confident, and sophisticated.
Robert Rodriguez El Mariachi
He wrote, directed and produced El Mariachi, a 1992 American independent neo-Western action film and the first installment in the saga that came to be known as Robert Rodriguez’s Mexico Trilogy.
Robert Rodriguez Machete
He wrote and directed Machete, a 2010 American exploitation action film. The film is an expansion of a fake trailer of the same name published as a part of the promotion of Rodriguez’s and Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 Grindhouse double-feature
Robert Rodriguez Sin City
He wrote, directed and produced Sin City also known as Frank Miller’s Sin City, a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film.
Robert Rodriguez Band
He started the band Chingon, a Mexican-American rock band to record songs for his 2003 film, Once Upon a Time in Mexico. The band features members of the Latin Rock band Del Castillo and Rodriguez on the guitar.
Robert Rodriguez Movies|Robert Rodriguez Filmography
- El Mariachi (1992)
- Roadracers (1994)
- Desperado (1995)
- Four Rooms (1995)
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- The Faculty (1998)
- Spy Kids (2001)
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005)
- Sin City (2005)
- Planet Terror (2007)
- Shorts (2009)
- Machete (2010)
- Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
- Machete Kills (2013)
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
- Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Robert Rodriguez New Movie
His latest movie is Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
Robert Rodriguez Book
- Rebel Without a Crew
- Rebelde Sin Pasta
- Roadracers: The Making of a Degenerate Hot Rod Flick
- The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl: The Movie Storybook
- Grind House: The Sleaze-Filled Saga of an Exploitation Double Feature Quentin Tarantino
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
- Desperado
- Frank Miller’s Sin City: The Making of the Movie
Robert Rodriguez Quentin Tarantino
He co-wrote, directed and produced Grindhouse with Quentin Tarantino. Grindhouse is a 2007 American horror film.
Robert Rodriguez Predators
He produced this film that was directed by Nimrod Antal. Predators is a 2010 American science fiction action film.
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