Rodriguez was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Mexican parents Rebecca (née Villegas), a nurse, and Cecilio G. Rodríguez, a salesman. He began his interest in film at age eleven, when his father bought one … See more

• Rebel Without a Crew (subtitle: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player) - 1995 See more

Robert Rodriguez has brought a number of his favorite and most influential directors on his television show, The Director's Chair. Some of these directors included John Carpenter See more

Early career
The short film Bedhead attracted enough attention to encourage him to seriously attempt a career as a … See more

Rodriguez has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss's book Tools of Titans. See more

Rodriguez announced in April 2006 that he and his wife Elizabeth Avellán, with whom he had five children, had separated after 16 years of marriage. See more

Rodriguez not only has the credits of producing, directing and writing his films, he also frequently serves as editor, director of photography See more