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Robert Rodriguez

1968 - Today

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Robert Anthony Rodriguez ( ro-DREE-ghez; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film El Mariachi, which was a commercial success after grossing $2.6 million ($5.5 million in 2023 dollars) against a budget of $7,000 ($14,937 in 2023 dollars). The film spawned two sequels known collectively as the Mexico Trilogy: Desperado (1995) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Rodriguez is the 177th most popular film director (up from 596th in 2019), the 1,443rd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,846th in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Rodriguez ranks 177 out of 2,041. Before him are Max Ophüls, István Szabó, Roland Emmerich, Sergio Corbucci, Spike Lee, and Alice Guy-Blaché. After him are Andrei Konchalovsky, Jacques Demy, Robert Wise, Victor Sjöström, Alan J. Pakula, and Kathryn Bigelow.

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Among people born in 1968, Robert Rodriguez ranks 24. Before him are Tito Vilanova, Brendan Fraser, Mika Häkkinen, Susan Wojcicki, Mohamed Atta, and Kylie Minogue. After him are Naomi Watts, Fernando Hierro, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, Vlade Divac, and Nataša Pirc Musar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Rodriguez ranks 1,443 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Russell (1934), Betty White (1922), Leland H. Hartwell (1939), Walter Gilbert (1932), C. Wright Mills (1916), and Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794). After him are Linda Lee Cadwell (1945), Lawrence M. Krauss (1954), John Corbett (1961), Robert Reich (1946), Hilary Putnam (1926), and Bill de Blasio (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Rodriguez ranks 49. Before him are Jonathan Demme (1944), Jim Jarmusch (1953), Robert Benton (1932), Don Siegel (1912), Tom Holland (1943), and Spike Lee (1957). After him are Robert Wise (1914), Alan J. Pakula (1928), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Ed Wood (1924), Sean Baker (1971), and Arthur Penn (1922).

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