- Texas-born film writer and producer Racer Rodríguez has been working with his father Robert Rodríguez since he was about 8 years old
- Racer’s credits include Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002), The Adventure of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D (2005), Red 11 (2019), and We Can Be Heroes (2020)
- He is the second of 5 children born to his parents in Austin, Texas; his mother Elizabeth Avellan is also a film producer
Racer Rodríguez is a 27-year-old American film producer and writer, and son of well-known American filmmaker Robert Rodríguez and Venezuelan-born American film producer Elizabeth Avellan. He took a page off his parents’ book and now works with his father as a co-writer and co-producer. His noteworthy credits include The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005), We Can Be Heroes (2020), and a recent Netflix remake of Spy Kids.
As he gradually learns and gathers experiences in film production from his father, he is already showing the world the depth of his creativity with a couple of projects he has done. Here are fascinating details no one told you about the Texas-born.
Early Life And Family Background OF Racer Rodríguez
Racer Rodríguez was born Racer Maximilliano Rodríguez on April 16, 1997, in Austin Texas, to Robert Rodríguez and Elizabeth Avellan, and is currently 27 years old as indicated. He is born into a family of moviemakers; his father Robert is a film writer, producer, director, and composer known for several films, including El Mariachi (1992), Desperado (1995), and Machete (2010). His mother Elizabeth is also a film producer with credits in Bedhead (1991), El Mariachi (1992), and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).
Besides being an American, he has Venezuelan heritage through his mother who was born in Caracas, Venezuela, before her family migrated to Texas and settled in Houston when she was 13. She met his father in 1988 while working as an administrative assistant at the University of Texas, and got married a year and a half later. However, the marriage ended in 2006.
Racer Max as he is mostly referred to by his father is the second of his parent’s 5 children. His older brother is Rocket Rodríguez, while his younger siblings are; Rogue Rodríguez, Rebel Rodríguez, and Rhiannon Rodríguez.
Going further, the Texas native has no presence on social media. Consequently, it is difficult to get titbits about his childhood and education, nevertheless, he grew up to fall in love with his parent’s career as filmmakers.
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Racer Rodríguez Works With His Father As A Co-Writer And Co-Producer
Race Rodríguez currently works with his father as a co-writer and co-producer. He started learning about the process and following his father to sets of movie shoots when he was quite young. At about the age of 5, his father took him on the set of Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dream in 2002.
When he was about 8 in 2005, he got his first story credit in the 2005 American 3D superhero adventure film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. The film which starred Taylor Lautner, Taylor Dooley, Cayden Boyd, David Arquette, Kristin Davis, and George Lopez didn’t perform well at the box office after grossing $72 million on a production budget of $50 million.
More than a decade after Sharkboy and Lavagirl, Racer and his father co-wrote Red 11 (2019), a science fiction horror film that featured Roby Attal, Lauren Hatfield, and Alejandro Rose -Garcia among others. The film received negative reviews.
Also, the Texas-born and his father co-produced the 2020 American superhero film, We Can Be Heroes. The film starred several stars such as YaYa Gosselin, Lyon Daniels, Andy Walken, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. It received a warm welcome with a 74 percent approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes and was alleged to be one of the most-watched films on Netflix.
On August 31, 2022, his father shared an Instagram post stating that just finished a Spy Kids piece for Netflix.
How Rich Is He?
The net worth of Racer Rodríguez is yet to be evaluated at the time of this writing. However, there is every possibility that he receives a commission from all the projects he has carried out with his father. While his father Robert Rodríguez has an estimated net worth of $60 million.
