The best creative work of Rodriguez is an explosive mixture of horror, thrillers and films about the adventures of gangsters. Among his masterpieces are the paintings From Dusk Till Dawn, The Musician, Sin City, and The Planet of Fear. Recognized masters of Hollywood enjoy acting in Rodriguez's projects, knowing that the success of his films is guaranteed.
From the biography of Robert Rodriguez
The future director and screenwriter was born on June 20, 1968 in San Antonio (USA). The family was large, but friendly. Robert's parents were natives of Mexico. My father had a shop where he sold kitchen utensils. Mom worked as a nurse in the hospital.
From an early age, Rodriguez was fond of cinema. Instead of the usual boyish games, he constantly composed some scripts, arranged home performances, drew comics, even tried to compose music.
One day an amateur video camera appeared in the family. Robert was so carried away by filming that he did not let go of the camera from his hands. He filmed and edited videos, dubbing them on his own. At one time he worked as a cameraman for a football team, being creative.
The work of Robert Rodriguez
After graduating from high school, Rodriguez went to college at the University of Austin (Texas). In those years, the young man had another hobby: he began to create cartoons. He did not get on the cinematography course, so he began to find solace in the creation of comics. His friends, relatives and acquaintances became characters in them.
Subsequently, Robert switched to making short films. His first work in this genre was the film "Headboard" (1990), where his entire large family was filmed. Already in this tape, the features of the future style of Rodriguez are noticeable: sharp camera movements, approach, rapid change of images. The film won a prize at one of the film festivals.
Rodriguez thought about more serious pictures. He collected the seven thousand dollars necessary for filming himself. The result was the film The Musician, which took only two weeks to shoot. The continuation of the theme was the film "Desperate", where Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas were filmed. Around the same time, Rodriguez met actor and director Quentin Tarantino. Subsequently, he made several cult projects together.
Rodriguez was not only successful in cinematography. He became the organizer and founder of the Chingon rock music group. The director has also written a number of books about his profession. Including how he went to conquer Hollywood at the age of 23, having several thousand dollars in his pocket.
Rodriguez has his own cooking show. This jack of all trades entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most versatile filmmaker. He is known and appreciated as a producer, editor, cameraman, sound master, special effects editor, and designer. In fact, Robert is a whole film crew, consisting of one person.
Rodriguez got married in 1990. Venezuelan actress Elizabeth Avelyan became his chosen one, companion and friend. The famous director has five children. However, at some point, something in family life went wrong: in 2008, the couple broke up.
