Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez
Rodriguez at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, July 2014
Born	Robert Anthony Rodríguez (1968-06-20) June 20, 1968 (age 48) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Education	St. Anthony Catholic High School
Alma mater	College of Communication University of Texas
Occupation	Film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, cinematographer, musician
Years active	1991–present
Notable work	El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Sin City, Grindhouse, Machete
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Avellán (1990–2006)
Relatives	Patricia Vonne, Angela Lanza, Marcel Rodriguez, Danny Trejo (second cousin)
Website	Troublemaker Studios

Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in Mexico and his home state, Texas.

Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film El Mariachi, which was a commercial success after grossing $2 million against a budget of $7,000. The film spawned two sequels known collectively as the Mexico Trilogy: Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. He directed From Dusk till Dawn in 1996 and developed its television adaptation series (2014–present). Rodriguez 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. Rodriguez also directed the Spy Kids films, The Faculty, as well as The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, Planet Terror, and Machete.

He is a friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who founded the production company A Band Apart, which Rodriguez was a member of. In December 2013, Rodriguez launched his own cable television channel, El Rey.

Rodríguez was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Mexican-American parents Rebecca (née Villegas), a nurse, and Cecilio G. Rodríguez, a salesman. He began his interest in film at age eleven, when his father bought one of the first VCRs, which came with a camera.