Claim: Machete appears in four American films.

The Spy Kids series consists of four American/Mexican spy adventure comedy films in franchise comedy series produced by Troublemaker Studios and Dimension Films written and directed by Robert Rodriguez . The main plot initially follows the adventures of two Cortez children -LRB- portrayed by Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara -RRB- who become involved in their parents ' espionage . The rest of their family are also spies as well , including their estranged uncle Machete and maternal grandparents . The films tend to have a strong Hispanic heritage theme , as Rodriguez is of Mexican descent .