Elizabeth Avellán

Elizabeth Avellan ( born November 8, 1960 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an American film producer.

Born in Venezuela, Elizabeth Avellan moved with her family at the age of 13 years to Houston in the United States. There she later studied at Rice University. Her first experience in the film business she made in 1991, when she collaborated as an animator on the film Bedhead by director Robert Rodriguez. The following year she was involved as associate producer on Rodriguez film debut El Mariachi. Their joint cooperation intensified and today Avellan is involved as a producer on the film productions of Rodriguez. It is also the Vice President of the joint film production company Troublemaker Studios, which was founded in 2000.

From 1990 to 2007 she was married to Robert Rodriguez, and together they have five children.

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