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Dec 28, 2020 · Jason Merritt/Getty Images. Robert Rodriguez isn't only a director. On most of his movies, he also serves as writer, editor, producer, special effects supervisor, cinematographer, and scorer,...
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- An organically diverse superhero team
- Creating his own “star system”
The trailblazing Latino filmmaker Robert Rodríguez has established himself as a disruptor in the industry, carving an influential space for himself and for many Latino actors in an industry that is not known for its diversity.
Rodríguez's remarkable, 30-year trajectory started with his first feature film, “El Mariachi,” which reached commercial success in the early 1990s after grossing $2 million against a budget of $7,000.
Doing more with less has become part of the idiosyncrasy that defines his work; he went on to do “Desperado,” “Four Rooms” and “From Dusk Till Dawn” — movies that helped Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas and Danny Trejo become established Hollywood actors. Then in 2001, he embarked on what became the successful "Spy Kids" trilogy. In the same spirit of “Spy Kids,” Rodríguez made the superhero fantasy film “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl” in 2005.
For his newest Netflix film, “We Can Be Heroes,” premiering on Christmas Day, Rodríguez told NBC News that he found himself revisiting the notes and journals he kept while doing “Spy Kids” and “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.” Tapping back into some of those sources of inspiration was crucial for creating “something that just feels like those films, but it's still new and fresh for today.”
“We Can Be Heroes” is a heartfelt action comedy that follows whip-smart tween Missy Moreno (YaYa Gosselin) on her journey to rescue her superhero dad, Marcus Moreno (Pedro Pascal), after alien invaders kidnapped him and all of Earth's superheroes. These include Sharkboy (JJ Dashnaw) and Lavagirl (Taylor Dooley), who are adults in the new film. Missy teams up with 10 other superkids, whose parents were also kidnapped, to create a new organically diverse superhero team.
Rodríguez drew inspiration from his five children to create a story full of wholesome moments and fun unexpected plot twists. His youngest daughter, Rhiannon, inspired Missy Moreno’s tough-guy handshake as well as the powers behind a few other superkids.
He said that Rhiannon is constantly making funny faces, has an incredible singing voice, and sharp drawing skills — so she inspired the characters of Facemaker, who has shapeshifting abilities, A Capella, who levitates things with her voice, and Ojo, who manifests her mysterious powers through her sketches.
“She draws nonstop on her iPad and she's so good,” said Rodríquez of his 15-year-old daughter. “In fact, all the art you see that Ojo draws on her iPad, my daughter drew that on the set, in real time because we needed to have drawings done on the set. So, she was on the set every day making those.”
Three of his oldest children — Racer, 23, Rebel, 21, and Rogue, 16 — also played vital roles in bringing “We Can Be Heroes” to life. Racer, who created the characters of Sharkboy and Lavagirl when he was 7, is a producer on the film. Rebel, who played a younger Sharkboy in the original film, created the new movie’s score while Rogue did the set designs for the alien spaceships.
“It really was a way to capture their childhood, the fun we had and the parenting and the sort of mentorship and partnering with your children that takes place — and how they become better than us. That's really the story of the movie,” Rodríguez said.
The 52-year-old Texan has put his Mexican American upbringing and Latino roots at the center of many of his film’s narratives, an initiative some in the film industry couldn’t quite understand, Rodríguez said.
“It was so difficult to get ‘Spy Kids’ made with Latin leads because there weren't enough writers who were creating roles like that,” he recalled. “You don't have to be British to enjoy James Bond. By making these characters very specific, they become very universal. That was my argument and that's what got ‘Spy Kids’ made.”
Rodríguez took note of the “really systemic problem” early on and realized he “needed to create my own star system” in order to “give more opportunities to new voices,” he said.
“No one was creating roles for people of color like that, to be able to show that they could be a star,” said Rodríguez. “So, I had to start with ‘Desperado’ and discover Salma and bring in Antonio from Europe, bring in Cheech Marin. I had Danny Trejo in 10 movies before he became the lead in ‘Machete.’”
He founded Troublemaker Studios in 2000, which played a key role in making Austin, Texas, a filmmaking hub.
After making “Once Upon a Time in Mexico,” “Sin City” and “Machete” — which are among his most recognizable movies — Rodríguez launched his own cable TV channel, El Rey Network, in 2013 as an effort to create his own shows as well as “opportunities for other voices to gain experience in front of and behind the camera” and “train the next generation of filmmakers and voices.”
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Rogue Rodriguez is a 20 years old American Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Editor And Storyboard Artist from Austin, Texas. He was born on January 01, 2004 in Austin, Texas. Birth Place: Austin, Texas. Country: United States. Birthday: 2004. Age : ≈ 20 years old. Birth Sign : Capricorn. About. Family.
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Apr 14, 2023 · The Robert Rodriguez-helmed thriller lands in theaters on May 12. Image via Ketchup Entertainment. Hot on the heels of his latest venture into directing and acting in the Michael Jordan...
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Apr 3, 2023 · Image via Ketchup Entertainment. If you’re excited to see the Hypnotic, the new movie by acclaimed director Robert Rodriguez ( We Can Be Heroes ), you’ll be glad to know that the filmmaker ...
Sep 18, 2023 · Robert Rodriguez is bringing Spy Kids back in the ultimate family way. The visionary director, 55, collaborated with his son, Racer, 26, on the screenplay for Netflix ’s upcoming Spy Kids:...
