Profile
Robert Rodriguez
Film Director and Producer
Male
Born
Jun 20, 1968
Age
44
Hometown
San Antonio
Other Names
Robert Anthony Ro...
Robert Anthony Rodr%C3%ADguez 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, From Dusk Till… Read More
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Robert Rodriguez
Age 44
siblings
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Tina RodriguezSister -
Rebecca RodriguezSister
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Elizabeth RodriguezSister
children
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Racer RodríguezSon, Age 16
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Rebel RodriguezSon, Age 14
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Rhiannon Elizabeth RodriguezDaughter
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Rogue RodriguezSon
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Rocket Valentin RodriguezSon
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Ousted Hearst Executive Scott Sassa Rebounds From Sexting Scandal With El Rey GigYahoo News - 12 days ago
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Dee Dee Garcia Blase: Alex Ruiz: Spaghetti Western Mexican Americana Mariachi RockersHuffington Post - Apr 04, 2013
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April Fools' Day: Lady Gaga Wasn't Cast In 'X Men'Huffington Post - Apr 01, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1968
Birth
Born on June 20, 1968.
TWENTIES
1990
22 Years Old
Rodríguez grew up shooting action and horror short films on video, and editing on two VCRs. Finally, in the fall of 1990, his entry in a local film contest earned him a spot in the university's film program where he made the award-winning 16 mm short "Bedhead".
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1993
25 Years Old
This short film attracted enough attention to encourage him to seriously attempt a career as a filmmaker. He went on to shoot the action flick El Mariachi in Spanish. El Mariachi, which was shot for around $7,000 with money raised by his friend Carlos Gallardo and participating in medical research studies, won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 1993.
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THIRTIES
Sin City was a critical hit in 2005 as well as a box office success, particularly for a hyperviolent comic book adaptation that did not have name recognition comparable to the X-Men or Spider-Man.
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2006
38 Years Old
Rodriguez announced in April 2006 that he and his wife Elizabeth Avellán, with whom he had five children, separated after 16 years of marriage. He reportedly had a "dalliance" with actress Rose McGowan during the shooting of Grindhouse. In October 2007, Elle Magazine revealed that Rodríguez cast McGowan as the title role in his remake of Barbarella. After some reports of them breaking up and being together again, they split up in October 2009.
2007
39 Years Old
It is an expansion of a fake trailer Rodriguez directed for the 2007 film Grindhouse.
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FORTIES
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Additionally, during Comic-Con International 2008, he took the time to speak about Machete, including such topics as: status, possible sequels after the release of Machete, and production priorities.
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2009
41 Years Old
As of May 2009, Rodriguez plans to produce a live-action remake of Fire and Ice, a 1983 film collaboration between painter Frank Frazetta and animator Ralph Bakshi.
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Rodriguez was presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2010 Austin Film Festival.
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2011
43 Years Old
In 2011, Rodriguez announced at Comic-Con that he had purchased the film rights to Heavy Metal and planned to develop a new animated film at the new Quick Draw Studios.
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