Overview
- The Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences announced his death, which outlets reported occurred at home from health complications.
- Rodríguez built a more than 20-year career across directing, screenwriting, acting and music rooted in Guadalajara’s independent cinema.
- His latest feature, Abracadáver, secured a slot in FICG 2025’s Hecho en Jalisco program, with local release plans reported to have been prepared.
- Notable credits include the anti-bullying short Violeta en la prisión de cristal and writing for the series Clandestinos on Canal 44 and TV UNAM.
- He contributed to animated cinema such as Día de Muertos (2019) and performed with the band Los Bomberos, drawing tributes from colleagues in Jalisco.