Alex Rodríguez (born May 18, 1971) is a French-born Mexican film editor with more than twenty film credits.
Rodríguez was born in
Saint-Martin-d'Hères
Saint-Martin-d'Hères (; frp, Sant-Martin-d’Èra) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration),Alfonso Cuarón, commencing with '' Y tu mamá también'' (2001). He and Cuarón were nominated for the
Academy Award for Film Editing
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Wesley Morris
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described their work as follows: "'Children of Men' has a blistering immediacy that's singular in this age of rapid cutting. Along with Alex Rodríguez, Cuarón cut the picture himself, and while he uses digital effects as enrichment, he builds scenes within the camera's frame rather than just in an editing room. So the film is as theatrical as it is cinematic."