Advertisement |
I love this iconic character and all that she represents, and I'm truly excited by the challenge of inviting a new audience into her universe
Remake of 'Barbarella' in the works May 22, 2007
The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D
George Lopez gets wife's kidney Apr 26, 2005
After 'Lord of the Rings,' this is probably the last well-known fantasy classic yet to be made, and that's because it wasn't possible until technology caught up
Rodriguez to bring sci-fi classic to film Mar 02, 2004
I was bored in Iraq. So I kept myself entertained
Soldier accused of taunting Iraqi boys May 25, 2010
A breakdown in cybersecurity is now one of the five major risks facing the global economy and the U.S. needs to be able to respond to attacks at network speed
Cybersecurity innovation forum set Feb 09, 2011
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, From Dusk till Dawn, The Faculty, Spy Kids, Sin City, Planet Terror, and Machete. He is a friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.
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 11 when his father bought one of the first VCRs, which came with a camera.
While attending St. Anthony High School, he was commissioned to videotape the school's football games. According to his sister he was fired soon after for shooting them with a cinematic style, getting shots of parents' reactions and the ball traveling through the air instead of shooting the whole play. There he met Carlos Gallardo; they both shot films on video throughout high school and college. After graduating Rodriguez went to the College of Communication at the University of Texas where he also developed a love of cartooning. His grades were not high enough to get into the school's film program, so he invented a daily comic strip entitled Los Hooligans with many of the characters based on his siblings – in particular, one of his sisters, Maricarmen. The comic proved to be quite successful, running for three years in the student newspaper The Daily Texan while Rodríguez continued to make short films.