Robert Anthony Rodriguez, born on 20 June 1968, is an American filmmaker, composer, actor, chef and visual effects supervisor who shoots, edits, produces and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. He directed the 1992 action film El Mariachi, which was a commercial success after grossing 2.6 million dollars against a budget of 7,000 dollars. The film spawned two sequels known as the Mexico Trilogy, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico.
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Robert Anthony Rodriguez ( ro-DREE-ghez; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, actor, chef and visual effects supervisor.
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Rodriguez won the Audience Award for this film at the Sundance Film Festival in 1993.
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