Editing Robert Rodriguez (section)

=== Personal life ===
Rodriguez announced in April 2006 that he and his wife [[Elizabeth Avellán]], with whom he had five children, had separated after 16 years of marriage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=4169|title=Daily Dish: Rodríguez Splits With Wife|publisher=SFGate|date=April 7, 2006|access-date=April 24, 2009}}</ref>

He reportedly had a "dalliance"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/archives/2007/04/rodriguezmcgowa.php |title=Hollywood Elsewhere |last=Wells |first=Jeffrey |publisher=Hollywood Everywhere |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104233437/http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/archives/2007/04/rodriguezmcgowa.php |archive-date=January 4, 2008}}</ref> with actress [[Rose McGowan]] during the shooting of ''Grindhouse''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/columns/weinsteins-ready-for-grindhouse-1117962150/ |title=Weinsteins ready for 'Grindhouse' – Entertainment News, Anne Thompson, Media  |work=Variety |date=March 30, 2007 |access-date=April 24, 2009}}</ref> In October 2007, ''[[Elle Magazine]]'' revealed that Rodriguez had cast McGowan in the title role in his remake of ''Barbarella''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fashion.elle.com/blog/2007/09/september-30-20.html |title=Elle Tell All: September 30, 2007 |website=Fashion.elle.com |date=September 30, 2007 |access-date=April 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813043621/http://fashion.elle.com/blog/2007/09/september-30-20.html |archive-date=August 13, 2010 }}</ref> They split up in October 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_437217.html |title=Rose McGowan is single again |work=Straits Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303170428/http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_437217.html |archive-date=March 3, 2010 }}</ref>

In October 2010, he walked [[Alexa Vega]] ([[Carmen Cortez]] in ''Spy Kids'' series) down the aisle at her wedding to producer [[Sean Covel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/alexa-vega-of-spy-kids-marries-producer/|title=Alexa Vega of Spy Kids Marries Producer|date=October 11, 2010|website=People}}</ref>

In March 2014, Rodriguez showed his collection of Frank Frazetta original paintings in [[Austin, Texas]], during the [[SXSW]] festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nerdist.com/2014/03/exclusive-robert-rodriguez-opening-museum-of-frank-frazetta-art-at-sxsw/ |date= March 6, 2014|title=Exclusive: Robert Rodriguez Opening Museum of Frank Frazetta Art at SXSW|first1=Dan|last1=Casey|website=Nerdist|access-date=December 24, 2015}}</ref>