Person
Roberto Rodríguez
Directing · 1909–1995 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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.
Known for
La pantera de Michoacán
Producer
El narco del año
Producer
Venganza suprema
Sound
Viviré otra vez
Director
El cortado
Director
Puss n' Boots
Director
El billetero
Director
Black Power
Producer
The Phantom of the Monastery
Sound
Su adorable majadero
Sound
Filmography
- 2019OriginExtra
- 2019Fútbol Club MaradonaDirector
- 2001El narco del año 2Producer
- 2001Hechenle gordas al perroProducer
- 2001El Diamante de Caro QuinteroProducer
- 2001Carreras de muerteDirector
- 2000Me Volvieron AsesinoProducer
- 2000With the Devil in the BloodProducer
- 2000Sentencia de narcoticosProducer
- 2000Gloria, victima de la famaProducer
- 1999El narco del añoProducer
- 1999Los narcos de ChihuahuaProducer
- 1999El exterminador de la mafiaProducer
- 1999Sangre De GatilleroProducer
- 1999Los Dos RivalesProducer
- 1999Capos En La MiraAssociate Producer
- 1998Nido de alacranesProducer
- 1998La pantera de MichoacánProducer
- 1990Demons of the DesertProduction Manager
- 1986The Female ScorpionIdea
- 1984El billeteroDirector
- 1980The Whip vs. the Killer MummiesProducer
- 1980Frontera bravaDirector
- 1979El cortadoDirector
- 1978The WhipScreenplay
- 1975Black PowerProducer
- 1973La tigresaStory
- 1969The Great AdventureDirector
- 1967El centauro Pancho VillaWriter
- 1966Sangre en Rio BravoDirector
- 1966Nosotros los jóvenesDirector
- 1965El dengue del amorDirector
- 1963La BandidaDirector
- 1962La barranca sangrientaIdea
- 1962Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the MonstersDirector
- 1961The Happy MusketeersDirector
- 1961Puss n' BootsDirector
- 1961Tres balas perdidasDirector
- 1961Caperucita y sus tres amigosDirector
- 1959Los hijos ajenosDirector
- 1959Little Red Riding HoodDirector
- 1959Mis secretarias privadasDirector
- 1958The Smile of the VirginDirector
- 1957El diario de mi madreDirector
- 1956Spring in the HeartDirector
- 1956Mi canción eres túDirector
- 1955La culpa de los hombresDirector
- 1955¡Qué bravas son las costeñas!Director
- 1955Las nenas del 7Director
- 1954Venganza en el circoScreenplay
- 1953Lo que no se puede perdonar!..Director
- 1953¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!Writer
- 1953Sandunga para tresDirector
- 1952Una calle entre tú y yoDirector
- 1952Prefiero a tu papáDirector
- 1952Mamá nos quita los noviosDirector
- 1951Dance my king!Director
- 1951Todos son mis hijos!...Director
- 1951Los hijos de la calleDirector
- 1950Los niños miran al cieloDirector
- 1950Las dos huerfanitasDirector
- 1949The SeminarianDirector
- 1949The Woman I LostDirector
- 1949Dicen que soy mujeriegoDirector
- 1944Viva Mi DesgraciaDirector
- 1940Viviré otra vezDirector
- 1939Su adorable majaderoSound
- 1938The Girls AuntSound Editor
- 1938El beso mortalSound
- 1937Nobody's WifeSound
- 1934Venganza supremaSound
- 1934The Phantom of the MonasterySound
- 1933The Tiger of YautepecSound Director
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