Roberto Rodríguez
Born: 1909-01-07 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Died: 1995-01-04
Known For: Directing
Biography
Roberto Rodríguez Ruelas (January 7, 1909 – January 4, 1995) was a pioneering Mexican film director, producer, and sound engineer. Alongside his brother, Joselito Rodríguez, he was instrumental in introducing sound to Mexican cinema. In 1931, while working as sound engineers in Hollywood, the Rodríguez brothers were invited by President Pascual Ortiz Rubio to return to Mexico to produce sound films. This collaboration led to the creation of Santa (1932), recognized as the first Mexican film with synchronized sound. Throughout his career, Roberto Rodríguez directed numerous films, notably the "Caperucita Roja" trilogy in the early 1960s, which featured actress María Gracia in the titular role. His contributions significantly advanced the Mexican film industry, particularly in the realm of sound technology.
Filmography
2019
- Origin as Extra
- Fútbol Club Maradona ... (Director)
2001
- El narco del año 2 ... (Producer)
- El Diamante de Caro Quintero ... (Producer)
- Hechenle gordas al perro ... (Producer)
- Carreras de muerte ... (Director)
2000
- Sentencia de narcoticos ... (Producer)
- With the Devil in the Blood ... (Producer)
- Gloria, victima de la fama ... (Producer)
- Me Volvieron Asesino ... (Producer)
1999
- El narco del año ... (Producer)
- Capos En La Mira ... (Associate Producer)
- Los narcos de Chihuahua ... (Producer)
- El exterminador de la mafia ... (Producer)
- Sangre De Gatillero ... (Producer)
- Los Dos Rivales ... (Producer)
1998
- La pantera de Michoacán ... (Producer)
- Nido de alacranes ... (Producer)
1990
- Demons of the Desert ... (Production Manager)
1986
- The Female Scorpion ... (Idea)
1984
- El billetero ... (Director)
1980
- The Whip vs. the Killer Mummies ... (Producer)
- Frontera brava ... (Director)
1979
- El cortado ... (Director)
1978
- The Whip ... (Screenplay)
1975
- El poder negro (Black power) ... (Producer)
1973
- La tigresa ... (Story)
1969
- The Great Adventure ... (Writer)
1967
- El centauro Pancho Villa ... (Producer)
1966
- Sangre en Rio Bravo ... (Director)
- Nosotros los jóvenes ... (Director)
1965
- El dengue del amor ... (Director)
1963
- La Bandida ... (Director)
1962
- Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters ... (Director)
- La barranca sangrienta ... (Producer)
1961
- Puss n' Boots ... (Director)
- Tres balas perdidas ... (Director)
- Caperucita y sus tres amigos ... (Director)
- The Happy Musketeers ... (Director)
1959
- Little Red Riding Hood ... (Director)
- Los hijos ajenos ... (Director)
- Mis secretarias privadas ... (Director)
1958
- The Smile of the Virgin ... (Director)
1957
- El diario de mi madre ... (Director)
1956
- Spring in the Heart ... (Director)
- Mi canción eres tú ... (Director)
1955
- ¡Qué bravas son las costeñas! ... (Director)
- Las nenas del 7 ... (Director)
- La culpa de los hombres ... (Director)
1954
- Venganza en el circo ... (Screenplay)
1953
- Lo que no se puede perdonar!.. ... (Director)
- Sandunga para tres ... (Director)
- ¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera! ... (Writer)
1952
- Una calle entre tú y yo ... (Director)
- Prefiero a tu papá ... (Director)
- Mamá nos quita los novios ... (Director)
1951
- Todos son mis hijos!... ... (Director)
- Dance my king! ... (Director)
- Los hijos de la calle ... (Director)
1950
- Las dos huerfanitas ... (Director)
- Los niños miran al cielo ... (Director)
1949
- The Woman I Lost ... (Director)
- The Seminarian ... (Director)
- Dicen que soy mujeriego ... (Director)
1944
- Viva Mi Desgracia ... (Director)
1940
- Viviré otra vez ... (Director)
1939
- Su adorable majadero ... (Sound)
1938
- The Girls Aunt ... (Sound Editor)
1934
- The Phantom of the Monastery ... (Sound)
- Venganza suprema ... (Sound)
1933
- El tigre de Yautepec ... (Sound Director)