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
- Echenle gordas al perro ... (Producer)
- Carreras de muerte ... (Director)
- El narco del año 2 ... (Producer)
- El Diamante de Caro Quintero ... (Producer)
2000
- Gloria, victima de la fama ... (Producer)
- Me Volvieron Asesino ... (Producer)
- Sentencia de narcoticos ... (Producer)
- With the Devil in the Blood ... (Producer)
1999
- Sangre De Gatillero ... (Producer)
- El narco del año ... (Producer)
- Capos En La Mira ... (Associate Producer)
- El exterminador de la mafia ... (Producer)
- Los narcos de Chihuahua ... (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
- Frontera brava ... (Director)
- The Whip vs. the Killer Mummies ... (Producer)
1979
- El cortado ... (Director)
1978
- The Whip ... (Screenplay)
1975
- Black Power ... (Producer)
1973
- La tigresa ... (Story)
1969
- The Great Adventure ... (Director)
1967
- El centauro Pancho Villa ... (Writer)
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 ... (Idea)
1961
- Puss n' Boots ... (Director)
- The Happy Musketeers ... (Director)
- Caperucita y sus tres amigos ... (Director)
- Tres balas perdidas ... (Director)
1959
- Mis secretarias privadas ... (Director)
- Los hijos ajenos ... (Director)
- Little Red Riding Hood ... (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 ... (Director)
1953
- Sandunga para tres ... (Director)
- Lo que no se puede perdonar!.. ... (Director)
- ¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera! ... (Writer)
1952
- Mamá nos quita los novios ... (Director)
- Prefiero a tu papá ... (Director)
- Una calle entre tú y yo ... (Director)
1951
- Los hijos de la calle ... (Director)
- Todos son mis hijos!... ... (Director)
- Dance my king! ... (Director)
1950
- Las dos huerfanitas ... (Director)
- Los niños miran al cielo ... (Director)
1949
- The Woman I Lost ... (Director)
- Dicen que soy mujeriego ... (Director)
- The Seminarian ... (Director)
1944
- Viva Mi Desgracia ... (Director)
1940
- Viviré otra vez ... (Director)
1939
- Su adorable majadero ... (Sound)
1938
- El beso mortal ... (Sound)
- The Girls Aunt ... (Sound Editor)
1937
- Nobody's Wife ... (Sound)
1934
- Venganza suprema ... (Sound)
- The Phantom of the Monastery ... (Sound)
1933
- The Tiger of Yautepec ... (Sound Director)