Biography
Mexican-American filmmaker Robert Rodriguez burst upon the independent scene with a miraculous $7000 (shooting cost) action film geared for the Mexican Spanish-language video market. Touted as the cheapest film ever released by a studio, "El Mariachi" (1993) was a galvanizing send-up of Mexican action films, American Westerns and tough anti-hero movies informed by such auteurs as Sergio Leone and Sam Peckinpah. It told the fast-moving story of …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Returned to direct the fourth installment in the "Spy Kids" series, "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World" | |
2010 | Co-directed, with Ethan Maniquis, the action thriller "Machete"; also shared writing credits with Álvaro Rodríguez | |
2009 | Wrote and directed the adventure film, "Shorts" | |
2007 | Helmed "Planet Terror," the zombie themed half of the goretastic double feature "Grind House," a collaboration with Quentin Tarantino | |
2005 | Directed "The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D," an advanture film co-scripted by his young son, Racer | |
2005 | Co-directed (Frank Miller) the film adaptation of "Sin City," based on the comic books and graphic novels created, written, and illustrated by Miller | |
2003 | Once again directed the third film in the "Spy Kids" series, "Spy Kids 3: Game Over" | |
2003 | Again collaborated with Banderas on "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," a sequel to "Desperado" | |
2002 | Returned to direct "Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams" | |
2001 | Re-teamed with Banderas to direct the family adventure film, Spy Kids" | |
1998 | Directed the teen horror thriller, "The Faculty"; scripted by Kevin Williamson | |
1996 | Directed the vampire-themed, "From Dusk Till Dawn"; written by and starring Quentin Tarantino | |
1995 | Helmed "The Misbehavers" segment of the anthology film, "Four Rooms" | |
1995 | Produced, wrote and directed, "Desperado," a sequel to El Mariachi starring Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek | |
1994 | Directed TV-movie debut, the remake of "Roadracers," as part of Showtime's "Rebel Highway" series; also scripted | |
1993 | "El Mariachi" released by Columbia in Spanish with subtitles; one of the cheapest films ever released by a studio | |
| Columbia paid to re-edit "El Mariachi" for a US debut | ||
1992 | Signed a two-year deal with Columbia Pictures, which also agreed to release "El Mariachi" | |
1991 | Directed first feature, the Spanish language, "El Mariachi"; and wrote and edited the film | |
| Directed an eight-minute long short, entitled "Bedhead," starring four of his nine siblings | ||
| Created a daily comic strip entitled, "Los Hooligans," which ran for three years in the Daily Texan newspaper | ||
| Made first 16mm short at the University of Texas at Austin | ||
| Featured his youngest siblings in "Austin Stories," a video anthology that helped him gain admission to film school | ||
1982 | Began making short films at age 13 | |
Awards
2005 | Cannes Film Festival for Vulcain Prize for an Artist Technician in Sin City |
1999 | Berlin International Film Festival for Berlinale Camera |
1994 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Director in El Mariachi |
1994 | Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature in El Mariachi |