Raised in Hidalgo County, Texas, and of Mexican heritage, Rodriguez studied at the University of Texas-Pan American before moving to Los Angeles in 1988, where he began acting. His first leading film role was in Salsa, and he later added titles such as Impulse, Twenty Bucks, Ed, Volcano, Blood In Blood Out (Bound by Honor), Suckers, Erin Brockovich, Roosters, The Ugly Truth, The New Guy and the ac…
