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Robert Rodriguez is an American filmmaker whose work spans action, crime, horror, family entertainment, and comic-book adaptation. He attracted attention with the low-budget Spanish-language action film El Mariachi in 1992, then expanded its story through Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. His other directing credits include From Dusk till Dawn, the Spy Kids films, Sin City, and Alita: Battle Angel.

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What is El Mariachi about?

El Mariachi, released in 1992, follows a traveling musician who is mistaken for a criminal carrying a guitar case full of weapons. Rodriguez made the Spanish-language film on a very small budget, and it won the Sundance Audience Award in 1993. ([Sundance Institute](https://www.sundance.org/blogs/el-mariachi-at-30-years-looking-back-at-the-scrappy-passion-that-brought-the-film-to-life/))

Which films make up Robert Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy?

The trilogy consists of El Mariachi from 1992, Desperado from 1995, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico from 2003. Antonio Banderas plays the gunslinger in the latter two films, which expand the original character and world. ([Los Angeles Philharmonic](https://www.laphil.com/people/robert-rodriguez))

What is the premise of the first Spy Kids film?

Spy Kids, released in 2001, follows Carmen and Juni Cortez after they discover that their kidnapped parents are secret agents. Spy Kids 2 followed in 2002, and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over arrived in 2003. ([Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-lands-deal-with-skydance-and-spyglass-to-reimagine-the-spy-kids-with-robert-rodriguez))

What is Troublemaker Studios?

Troublemaker Studios is Rodriguez's production company, founded in Austin in 2000. It supported his hands-on approach, in which he often combines directing, writing, cinematography, editing, and music. ([Texas State University](https://gato-docs.its.txst.edu/jcr%3A342eb151-72cd-4046-9f72-ec0402aae589/hillviews_fall2015optimizedv2%20%281%29.pdf))