Robert Rodriguez, the founder and chairman of the English-language network El Rey, sat down with Mexican director and longtime friend Guillermo del Toro for "El Rey Network Presents: The Director's Chair," which will air Wednesday, July 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on El Rey Network.
"Matador" is An action-packed soccer-themed spy thriller mixed with sex appeal, a bit of comedy, campiness and cringe-worthy moments, a loving Latino family, a few sinister characters and high Hollywood production quality.
"This is the best time ever for Latinos and Hispanics to try and get into this business...not try, succeed. The studios finally get it. It's finally on the front page news, it's finally on the front of Variety and The New York Times. The studios and the TV networks get it," writer/producer Roberto Orci told Latin Post during the premiere of "Matador," the second scripted TV series, which was just renewed for Season 2 on director Robert Rodriguez's English-language network, El Rey.
This week, director Robert Rodriguez drew an A-list crowd to his home in Austin, Texas, including several prominent Latino players in the entertainment industry like writer and producer Roberto Orci, Voto Latino's Rosario Dawson, actress Jessica Alba, singer Demi Lovato and actor Danny Trejo, as well as President Barack Obama, who had a jam-packed day that included fundraisers in Denver and Dallas.
Writer, producer and science-fiction guru Roberto Orci is the literary and cinematic mastermind behind some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, from "Mission Impossible 3," to "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," and "Star Trek." He hopes to present a new face for the American hero with Tony "Matador" Bravo (portrayed by Gabriel Luna), who uses his cover as a professional soccer player to execute covert missions for the CIA in his latest 13-episode TV series, "Matador" on Rodriguez's English-language, Latino-centric network, El Rey.
Mexican-American filmmaker Robert Rodriguez is on a roll lately -- he's known for his films From Dusk Till Dawn, Spy Kids and the upcoming Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, he's the founder/chairman of El Rey network; creator of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series and he just launched a video-making contest with PepsiCo's Mountain Dew.So what does the impressive filmmaker tune into -- from apps, TV shows, music to his favorite reads, and how does he program for his netwok El Rey?
