Robert Rodriguez and El Rey Network Score Big With 'Matador' TV Series Featuring Soccer Player Turned CIA Agent

With the 2014 World Cup underway, it's the perfect time to kick off El Rey Network's next original show, "Matador," follows popular soccer star Tony "Matador" Bravo, played by Gabriel Luna. Matador has stellar moves on and off the field and is a skilled covert operative executing missions for the CIA.

Eiza González Is Successful Because of Tough Love, Actress' Mother Says

Eiza González's mom says she was not delicate with her daughter.

El Rey Network Shows & Schedule: 'Matador' Series Trailer Released; Show Will Premiere in July [Watch]

He's a soccer player, but he's also a spy. He's Matador.

Eiza González Talks Success, 'Star Wars' & Robert Rodriguez Believing in Her as Much as Salma Hayek

Eiza González looks at home playing Santanico Pandemonium on "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series," but she never imagined she would find such success in Hollywood. In a recent interview with Grupo Formula, the singer and actress explained how Robert Rodriguez has helped her career.

From Dusk Till Dawn's Wilmer Valderrama on Playing Vampire-Crime Lord Don Carlos: "I Love Playing the Bad Guy!"

When director Robert Rodriguez's "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" on El Rey Network was picked up for a second season, Wilmer Valderrama, who plays a sinister blood-sucking, vampire-crime lord, Don Carlos Madrigal, had a huge smile on his face -- but this time without the fangs!

Ad Week Info Diet: Which Apps, TV Shows Does 'From Dusk Till Dawn's' Director Robert Rodriguez Sink His Teeth Into?

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?

Robert Rodriguez Launches Video-making Contest to Catapult the Careers of Aspiring Filmmakers

Mexican-American director Robert Rodriguez is on a mission to discover raw talent - and we're not talking about the raw carnage that comes from his cult favorite, vampire-inspired films and recently launched TV series, "From Dusk Til Dawn."
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