Editing Robert Rodriguez (section)

=== Mainstream success ===
[[File:Rodriguez and Tarantino, 2007.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rodriguez and Tarantino in 2007]]
''[[Desperado (film)|Desperado]]'' was a sequel to ''El Mariachi'' that starred [[Antonio Banderas]] and introduced [[Salma Hayek]] to international audiences as her English-language breakthrough role.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailypress.com/1995/09/01/desperado-burns-up-screen/|title='Desperado' Burns Up Screen|last=Strom|first=Heidi|work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|date=September 1, 1995|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-date=February 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204145243/http://articles.dailypress.com/1995-09-01/features/9509010132_1_el-mariachi-bucho-robert-rodriguez-s-desperado|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/desperado-2-1200441582/|title=Review: 'Desperado'|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 25, 1995|access-date=February 4, 2015}}</ref> Rodriguez went on to collaborate with [[Quentin Tarantino]] on the [[vampire]] thriller ''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]'' (also both co-producing its [[From Dusk till Dawn (film series)|two sequels]]), and he wrote, directed, and produced the [[From Dusk till Dawn: The Series|TV series]] for his own cable network, [[El Rey (TV network)|El Rey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/11/el-reys-from-dusk-till-dawn-rounds-out-cast-636143/|title=El Rey's 'From Dusk Till Dawn' Rounds Out Cast|author=The Deadline Team|work=Deadline|date=November 15, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2014}}</ref> Rodriguez has also worked with [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]], on the sci-fi thriller film ''[[The Faculty]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldstein |first=Patrick |title=The Faculty |url=http://www.teako170.com/faculty.html |newspaper=LA Times |access-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>

Rodriguez, formerly a member of [[Writers Guild of America West]], left and maintained [[financial core]] status in 2001.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wga.org/members/membership-information/wgaw-financial-core-list | title=WGAW Financial Core List }}</ref>

That year, Rodriguez enjoyed his first Hollywood hit with ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'', which went on to become a movie franchise. A third "mariachi" film also appeared in late 2003, ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'', which completed the [[Mexico Trilogy]] (also called the Mariachi Trilogy). He operates a production company called [[Troublemaker Studios]], formerly Los Hooligans Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.robert-rodriguez.info/robert-rodriguez-biography-short/|title=The Robert Rodriguez Archives|date=October 6, 2014 }}</ref>

Rodriguez  co-directed ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), an adaptation of [[Sin City|the comic books]] by [[Frank Miller]]; Quentin Tarantino guest-directed a scene. During production in 2004, Rodriguez insisted Miller be credited as co-director, because he considered the visual style of Miller's comic art to be just as important as his own in the film. However, the [[Directors Guild of America]] would not allow it, citing that only "legitimate teams", ''e.g.'', [[the Wachowskis]], could share the director's credit. Rodriguez chose to resign from the DGA, stating, "It was easier for me to quietly resign before shooting because otherwise I'd be forced to make compromises I was unwilling to make or set a precedent that might hurt the guild later on." By resigning from the DGA, Rodriguez was forced to relinquish his director's seat on the film ''[[John Carter of Mars (film)|John Carter of Mars]]'' for [[Paramount Pictures]]. Rodriguez had already signed on and had been announced as director of that film, planning to begin filming soon after completing ''Sin City''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hughes |first=David |title=The Greatest Science Fiction Movies Never Made |publisher=[[Titan Books]] |date=2008 |pages=311–22 |isbn=978-1-84576-755-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Drew |last=McWeeny |title=Holy Crap!! Rodriguez Just Can't Stop!! First SIN CITY, And Now ... PRINCESS OF MARS!!! |work=[[Ain't It Cool News]] |date=March 2, 2004 |url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/17099 |access-date=December 26, 2011}}</ref>

''Sin City'' was a critical hit in 2005 as well as a box office success, particularly for a hyperviolent comic book adaptation that did not have name recognition comparable to the ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' or ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]''. He has an interest in adapting all of Miller's ''Sin City'' comic books.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/robert-rodriguez-walking-alexa-vega-down-aisle|title=Robert Rodriguez Is Walking Alexa Vega Down the Aisle|work=LATINA|access-date=December 6, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Rodriguez released ''[[The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl]]'' in 2005, a superhero-kid movie intended for the same younger audiences as his ''Spy Kids'' series. ''Sharkboy and Lavagirl'' was based on a story conceived by Rodriguez's 7-year-old son, Racer, who was given credit for the screenplay. The film grossed over $69&nbsp;million worldwide at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Adventures-of-Sharkboy-and-Lavagirl-in-3-D-The#tab=summary|title=The Numbers: Where Data and the Movies Meet}}</ref>

Rodriguez wrote and directed the film ''[[Planet Terror]]'' as part of the double-bill release ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' (2007). Quentin Tarantino directed ''Grindhouse'''s other film.

He has a series of "Ten Minute Film School" segments on several of his DVD releases, showing aspiring filmmakers how to make good, profitable movies using inexpensive tactics. Starting with the ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'' DVD, Rodriguez began creating a series called "Ten Minute Cooking School" in which he revealed his recipe for "Puerco Pibil" (based on [[Cochinita pibil]], an old dish from [[Yucatán Peninsula|Yucatán]]), the same food [[Johnny Depp]]'s character, Agent Sands, ate in the film. The popularity of this series led to the inclusion of another "Cooking School" on the two-disc version of the ''Sin City'' DVD where Rodriguez teaches the viewer how to make "Sin City Breakfast Tacos", a dish (made for his cast and crew during late-night shoots and editing sessions) utilizing his grandmother's tortilla recipe and different egg mixes for the filling. He had initially planned to release a third "Cooking School" with the DVD release of ''[[Planet Terror]]'' but then announced on the "Film School" segment of the DVD that he would put it on the ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' DVD set instead. The Cooking School, titled "Texas Barbecue...from the GRAVE!", is a dish based on the "secret barbecue recipe" of JT Hague, [[Jeff Fahey]]'s character in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2007/04/03/grindhouse-dvd-details-revealed|title=Grindhouse DVD Details Revealed|publisher=/Film|access-date=October 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706223001/http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/04/03/grindhouse-dvd-details-revealed/|archive-date=July 6, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Rodriguez is a strong supporter of [[digital cinematography|digital filmmaking]], having been introduced to the practice by director [[George Lucas]], who personally invited Rodriguez to use the digital cameras at Lucas's headquarters.<ref>''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'' DVD feature "Film is Dead".</ref> He was presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2010 [[Austin Film Festival]].