Rodriguez was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Mexican parents Rebecca (née Villegas), a nurse, and Cecilio G. … See more

The short film Bedhead attracted enough attention to encourage him to seriously attempt a career as a filmmaker. He went on to shoot the action flick El Mariachi (1992) in Spanish; he shot it for around $7,000 with mone… 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.
He reportedly had a "dalliance" with actress Rose McG… See more

Rodriguez not only has the credits of producing, directing and writing his films, he also frequently serves as editor, director of photography, camera operator, steadicam operator, composer, production designer, visual effec… See more

• "40 Dogs (like Romeo and Juliet)" – Bob Schneider (2010)
• "Confident" – Demi Lovato (2015)
• "Rain on Me" – Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande (2020)… See more

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