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Robert John Rodriguez

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Robert John Rodriguez
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Robert John Rodriguez

Occupation(s)Film Producer, Executive, Banker, Financier
Years active2005–present
Known forManaging Partner & CEO, American United Entertainment, producer
WebsiteAmerican United Media

Robert John Rodriguez is an American film and television producer, executive, financier, banker and CEO of American United Entertainment.[1]

Early life

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Robert John Rodriguez was born in Los Angeles County, California. He is the son of Robert John Rodriguez, a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers, and his wife, Felicitas. He was raised in East Los Angeles and Hollywood. He spent most of his youth fighting in the ring as an amateur boxer and kickboxer. He also learned the classical music arts in orchestras and played with numerous bands on the Sunset strip. In Jr. High School, he enjoyed algebra and started programming software classes, which became his passion throughout high school as well.

Career

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Rodriguez is the CEO, producer, and managing partner of American United Entertainment. Rodriguez recently collaborated with Han Capital Management on a $200 million fund for North American-based projects.[2] Rodriguez was the former CIO of Aldamisa Entertainment(Sin City 2 "Dame for a Kill", "Chef", "Machete Kills","Jayne Mansfield's Car").

In 2011, Rodriguez created a film financing fund (Feature Film Partners VII) Yahoo Finance[3] with former chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Filmed Entertainment, Bill Mechanic CEO of Pandemonium Films. In 2016, he is also heading Media Divisions for Silverbear Capital and SBC Financial Group, Global PE companies out of Hong Kong.

Filmography

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Year Title Director Notes
2005 Confessions of a Pit Fighter Art Camacho Executive producer
2007 Lake Dead George Bessudo Executive producer
2008 Hotel California Geo Santini Executive producer
Farm House George Bessudo Executive producer
2009 La Linea James Cotten Executive producer
2010 Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright R. Ellis Frazier Executive producer
2012 Path of Souls Jeremy Torrie Executive producer
Back to the Sea Thom Lu Executive producer
2013 Stag Brett Heard Executive producer
Fish N Chips: The Movie Dan Krech Executive producer
2014 Machete Kills Robert Rodriguez SVP of Finance
2014 Bullet Nick Lyon Producer
2014 Chef Jon Favreau SVP of Finance
2015 Sin City: A Dame to Kill for Robert Rodriguez SVP of Finance
2015 The High Schooler's Guide to College Parties Patrick Johnson Executive producer

Television

Year Title Director Notes
2016 Risk Takers: Reality Show Joe Bohn Executive Producer

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Rodriguez". IMDb.
  2. ^ Nancy Tartaglione (March 2, 2016). "Han Capital Sets $200M U.S. Fund, Partners With AUE's Robert Rodriguez". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  3. ^ David Dempsey (February 1, 2011). "Equity Stake in Feature Film Partners VII LLC With American United Entertainment". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
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