Robert Rodriguez
Biography
Robert Anthony Rodríguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in his native Texas and Mexico. He has directed such films as Desperado (1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), The Faculty (1998), Spy Kids (2001), Sin City (2005), Planet Terror (2007), and Machete (2010). He also produced the latest installment in the Predator series, Predators (2010).
Acting (34 movies)
Frank Miller: American Genius
2024
Champion
2005
The Making of Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
2021
Full Tilt Boogie
1998
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School
2021
Grindhouse
2007
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005
Planet Terror
2007
Sin City
2005
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
High Hopes
2006
The Shark Is Still Working
2009
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
2004
Side by Side
2012
The United Monster Talent Agency
2010
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018
Bullfighter
2000
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015
Fanarchy
2015
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
2006
Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000
Sock 'Em Dead
2015
Inside Troublemaker Studios
2004
How to Make Cool Home Movies
2004
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
Also Starring Austin
2018
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
2019
Life After Flash
2017
Amelia's 25th
2013
The Black Mamba
2011
Like Tears in Rain
2024
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025
Directing (34 movies)
Four Rooms
1995
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
Sin City
2005
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
Spy Kids
2001
Planet Terror
2007
Desperado
1995
Machete
2010
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
The Faculty
1998
Shorts
2009
El Mariachi
1993
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
Roadracers
1994
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
2011
Bedhead
1991
Machete Kills
2013
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
2021
Two Scoops
2013
Grindhouse
2007
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
Sock 'Em Dead
2015
Inside Troublemaker Studios
2004
How to Make Cool Home Movies
2004
The Customer is Always Right
2004
Red 11
2019
Hypnotic
2023
The Black Mamba
2011
The Limit
2018
We Can Be Heroes
2020
Spy Kids: Armageddon
2023
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005
Pretty Good Man
1991
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Bedhead | 1991 | Screenplay |
| Bedhead | 1991 | Original Music Composer |
| El Mariachi | 1993 | Producer |
| El Mariachi | 1993 | Writer |
| Roadracers | 1994 | Writer |
| Desperado | 1995 | Producer |
| Desperado | 1995 | Writer |
| Four Rooms | 1995 | Writer |
| From Dusk Till Dawn | 1996 | Executive Producer |
| The Faculty | 1998 | Producer |
| From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money | 1999 | Executive Producer |
| From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter | 2000 | Executive Producer |
| Spy Kids | 2001 | Producer |
| Spy Kids | 2001 | Original Music Composer |
| Spy Kids | 2001 | Writer |
| Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | 2002 | Producer |
| Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | 2002 | Original Music Composer |
| Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | 2002 | Screenplay |
| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | 2003 | Original Music Composer |
| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | 2003 | Producer |
| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | 2003 | Screenplay |
| Once Upon a Time in Mexico | 2003 | Screenplay |
| Once Upon a Time in Mexico | 2003 | Original Music Composer |
| Once Upon a Time in Mexico | 2003 | Producer |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | 2004 | Original Music Composer |
| Sin City | 2005 | Original Music Composer |
| Sin City | 2005 | Writer |
| Confessions of a Pit Fighter | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl | 2005 | Writer |
| The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl | 2005 | Original Music Composer |
| Curandero | 2005 | Screenplay |
| Curandero | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| Planet Terror | 2007 | Producer |
| Planet Terror | 2007 | Screenplay |
| Grindhouse | 2007 | Writer |
| Grindhouse | 2007 | Producer |
| Grindhouse | 2007 | Original Music Composer |
| Planet Terror | 2007 | Original Music Composer |
| Death Proof | 2007 | Producer |
| Shorts | 2009 | Writer |
| Shorts | 2009 | Producer |
| Shorts | 2009 | Original Music Composer |
| Predators | 2010 | Producer |
| Machete | 2010 | Producer |
| Machete | 2010 | Writer |
| Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | 2011 | Original Music Composer |
| Spy Kids: All the Time in the World | 2011 | Writer |
| Spy Kids: All the Time in the World | 2011 | Producer |
| Spy Kids: All the Time in the World | 2011 | Original Music Composer |
| The Black Mamba | 2011 | Writer |
| Two Scoops | 2013 | Writer |
| Two Scoops | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Machete Kills | 2013 | Producer |
| Machete Kills | 2013 | Original Music Composer |
| Bullet | 2014 | Producer |
| From Dusk Till Dawn: Making the First Season | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | 2014 | Producer |
| Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | 2014 | Original Music Composer |
| Sock 'Em Dead | 2015 | Writer |
| Sock 'Em Dead | 2015 | Producer |
| The Limit | 2018 | Producer |
| The Limit | 2018 | Writer |
| Alita: Battle Angel | 2019 | Producer |
| Red 11 | 2019 | Screenplay |
| UglyDolls | 2019 | Producer |
| Cirque du Soleil: R.U.N | 2020 | Writer |
| We Can Be Heroes | 2020 | Writer |
| We Can Be Heroes | 2020 | Producer |
| Hypnotic | 2023 | Producer |
| Hypnotic | 2023 | Screenplay |
| Spy Kids: Armageddon | 2023 | Producer |
| Spy Kids: Armageddon | 2023 | Writer |