Directing

Roberto Rodríguez

Born 1909-01-07 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

El narco del año poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

El narco del año

1999

Viviré otra vez poster
5.6

Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.

Viviré otra vez

1940

Viviré otra vez poster
5.6

Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.

Viviré otra vez

1940

La pantera de Michoacán poster
5.4

No synopsis available yet.

La pantera de Michoacán

1998

El cortado poster
5.5

Two small boys see their parents murdered by army officer. They grow up and go gunning for him..

El cortado

1979

Gloria, victima de la fama poster
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Gloria, victima de la fama

2000

Black Power poster
5.8

In Caracas, a massively built dock-worker has beef with munitions-smuggling gang, and meanwhile he's recruited to perform as a lucha-libre wrestler.

Black Power

1975

Little Red Riding Hood poster
7.5

The classic story of the Red Riding Hood spiced up by a couple of funny characters like the dog Duke, companion to the girl in her adventures, and the stinky Skunk, henchman to the Wolf.

Little Red Riding Hood

1959

Little Red Riding Hood poster
7.5

The classic story of the Red Riding Hood spiced up by a couple of funny characters like the dog Duke, companion to the girl in her adventures, and the stinky Skunk, henchman to the Wolf.

Little Red Riding Hood

1959

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sentencia de narcoticos

2000

Puss n' Boots poster
5.8

Following the death of their miller father, his eldest son inherits the mill, the middle one a donkey, and the youngest a cat. While initially disappointed, the lad soon learns not only that the cat can talk but is quite resourceful.

Puss n' Boots

1961

Me Volvieron Asesino poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Me Volvieron Asesino

2000

The Woman I Lost poster
7.9

A political revolutionary fights against injustice, his adoring wife by his side. But only in her death does he realize the depth of her love for him and their country. A dramatic romance from the 23 film library of the most iconic classic Mexican film and recording star, Pedro Infante.

The Woman I Lost

1949

El billetero poster
5.7

A poor family hits the lottery.

El billetero

1984

Sandunga para tres poster
6.0

Three boys and three girls. First all the boys are fighting over one of the girls, then all the boys are fighting over another of the girls and yadda yadda yadda.

Sandunga para tres

1953

Frontera brava poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Frontera brava

1980

Los hijos ajenos poster
6.7

Young widower wants a new mommy for his preschool daughter. So to speak.

Los hijos ajenos

1959

Sangre De Gatillero poster
6.0

Gonzalo's Parents were massacred in cold blood by Ramon Arriaga. Gonzalo grows up under the shadow of a humble family but still mantaininf the idea of taking revenge on the person who killed his parents.

Sangre De Gatillero

1999

Sangre en Rio Bravo poster
5.8

Foreign mining concern resorts to illegal tactics to buy up land; two brothers are orphaned and dispossessed and they become outlaws in revenge.

Sangre en Rio Bravo

1966

Sangre en Rio Bravo poster
5.8

Foreign mining concern resorts to illegal tactics to buy up land; two brothers are orphaned and dispossessed and they become outlaws in revenge.

Sangre en Rio Bravo

1966

Nido de alacranes poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Nido de alacranes

1998

Dicen que soy mujeriego poster
6.9

Pedro has had many lovers but he only loves one of them, but this romance stop going on for his flirts with other women.

Dicen que soy mujeriego

1949

Dicen que soy mujeriego poster
6.9

Pedro has had many lovers but he only loves one of them, but this romance stop going on for his flirts with other women.

Dicen que soy mujeriego

1949

The Smile of the Virgin poster
5.7

Marita, a charming little girl, lives in the country with her grandmother. Her best friend is a modest servant, Anselmo, who almost everyday takes the girl to visit the church known as "Guadalupe's Basilica", an important cathedral in Mexico City, where she discovers Virgin Guadalupe and the legend about her apparitions in that place. Marita doesn't behave properly in school, and her teacher always has a punishment for the girl. She doesn't like school, and she doesn't want to return to school anymore. Besides, Marita's worried about her animals, like a cow who doesn't produce milk. The girl asks many miracles of Virgin Guadalupe, one of them is to not have to go to school. During a visit to the Basilica, Marita hears the Virgin's voice, and this could be the beginning of a responsible life for the girl, like to study and to be a good child.

The Smile of the Virgin

1958