I have 5 children of my own. They are bilingual, like most second and third generations. But they speak primarily in English and they couldn't find anything on television that represented who they are in this country.

During production in 2004 Rodríguez insisted that Miller direct the film with him because he considered the visual style of Miller's comic art to be just as important as his own in the film. Trejo Rodriguez' 2nd cousin has worked with him in some of his other movies such as Desperado From Dusk till Dawn Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Spy Kids where Trejo's character was also known as Machete. He is a friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

He has directed such films as Desperado From Dusk Till Dawn The Faculty Sharkboy and Lavagirl Spy Kids Sin City Planet Terror and Machete. He is a friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. Robert Anthony Rodríguez (born June 20 1968) is an American film director screenwriter producer cinematographer editor and musician.