Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

  • Born: 1978-11-30
  • Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
  • Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
  • Profession: Actor, director, screenwriter, producer
  • Nationality: Mexico
  • Graduate School: Central Drama School
  • Representative Works: Amores perros, Y tu mamá también, Locomotive Tour Diary, Babel, Chicuarotes
  • Gael García Bernal (Gael García Bernal), born on November 30, 1978 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, is a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer.
    In 1989, starred in his first TV series "Teresa". In 1992, starred in the drama "El abuelo y yo". In 2000, starred in the drama " Amores perros " [1]  . In 2001, he starred in the feature film " Y tu mamá también " [10]  , for which he won the Marcelo Mastroianni Award at the 58th Venice International Film Festival. In 2002, starred in the drama " El Crimen del padre Amaro ". In 2005, he was nominated for the Best Actor Award at the 58th British Academy of Film Awards with the feature film " Locomotive Traveling Diary " [5]  . In 2006, the drama film " Babel " starred by him was released [7]  ; in the same year, he was shortlisted for the Best Rising Star Award at the 59th British Academy of Film Awards [6]  . In 2008, starred in the love thriller film " Blindness " [13]  .
    In 2012, he won the Excellence Award at the 65th Locarno International Film Festival. In 2014, starred in the TV series " Mozart in the Jungle Season 1 ". In 2015, the TV series " Mozart in the Jungle Season 2 " starring him was broadcast. In 2016, he starred in the TV series " Mozart in the Jungle Season 3 ", for which he was shortlisted for the 74th American Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a TV-Musical Comedy Series. In 2017, the animated film " Coco " that participated in the dubbing was released [16]  . In 2019, he directed the feature film " Chicuarotes " [20]  , which was shortlisted for the 67th San Sebastian International Film Festival Horizon Award and the 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival Main Competition Unit-Golden Goblet Award [3]  . On January 22, 2021, the dubbing animation " Pixar Popcorn " was broadcast [22]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 1989, starred in his first TV series "Teresa". In 1992, starred in the drama "El abuelo y yo". In 1996, he co-starred in the short comedy "Strong Heart" with Elpidia Carrillo . In 2000, he co-starred with Adriana Barraza and Dagoberto Gama in the drama film " Amores perros " directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu . In the film, he played Octava, who lives with his mother and siblings   .
    In 2001, he starred in the drama film " Y tu mamá también " directed by Alfie . In the film , he played the ordinary teenager Julio from an ordinary middle-class family. With this film, he won the 58th Venice International Film Festival Marcelo Mas Chuanni Award; in the same year, co-starring with Cecilia Rot in the drama " Vidas privadas " ; November 28, co-starring with Victoria Abril and Penélope Cruz Sánchez in the comedy film " Don't Tempt Me" "Released, he played the Hell Judge Davenport in the film, with which he was nominated for the 16th Spanish Goya Awards for Best Supporting Actor.  
    In 2002, he co-starred in the feature film " El Crimen del padre Amaro " with Ana Claudia Talancón , and played the young and aspiring Amaro in the film   ; in the same year, the biographical film "Fidel" starring him was released. In 2003, he starred in the love thriller " dot the i " with Natalia Verbeke Leiva ; in the same year, he won the Chopin Award-Best New Actor Award at the 56th Cannes International Film Festival.
    In 2004, co-starred with Fele Martínez and Daniel Giménez Cacho in the feature film " La mala educación " directed by Pedro Almodóvar Caballero ; in the same year, co-starred with Rodrigue de la Senna in the feature film " Motorcycle Tour Diary ", in the film Zhong plays Che Guevara , a medical graduate student who is about to receive a diploma and specializes in leprosy. With this film, he is nominated for the best actor award at the 58th British Academy of Film Awards . In 2005, co-starring with Pell James and Paul Franklin Dano in the feature film " The King ", in which he played Elvis who had just returned to his hometown from the navy who had just left the military service .    
    In 2006, he co-starred in the love science fiction film " The Science of Sleep " with Charlotte Gainsbourg and Emma de Caunes , and played the creative young boy Stephenie in the film; in the same year, the drama film " Babel " starred by him was released ; subsequently, Shortlisted for the Best Rising Star Award at the 59th British Academy of Film Awards . In 2007, the film "Science Sleep: Version B" starring him was released; in the same year, he directed his first film "The Deficit".  
    In 2008, he co-starred in the love thriller " Blindness " with Mark Alan Ruffalo and Julianne Moore ; on December 19, the comedy film " Rudo y Cursi " starring with Diego Luna was released. He played in the film and played for the Deportivo Amaranto professional team. Tato; In the same year, he co-directed the feature film " 8 " with Wim and Gus Van Sant . 
    In 2009, he starred in the thriller crime movie " The Limits of Control " directed by James R. Jarmusch ; in the same year, he co-starred in the comedy movie "Mammoth" with Michelle Ingrid Williams . In 2010, he co-directed the feature film " Revolución " with Carlos Reygadas Castillo and others ; in the same year, co-starred with Luis Tosal in the feature film " Even the Rain " directed by Iciar Bolía ; May 14, with Amanda Seyfried and Chris Egan co-starred in the drama " Letters to Juliet ", in which he played Victor, the fiancé who went to Verona with Sophie to advance his honeymoon .   
    In 2011, he co-starred in the romantic comedy film " A Little Bit of Heaven " with Kate Hudson ; in the same year, co-starred in the thriller film " The Loneliest Planet " with Hani Füsenberg . In 2012, he won the 65th Locarno International Film Festival Excellence Award; in March, the comedy film " Casa de mi Padre " co-starring Will Ferrell and Diego Luna was released; in May, the drama film "Co-starring Richard Dreyfuss " " No " was released, in which he played the role of Rene Savidra, an advertiser who advertises for the reactionary movement .  
    In 2014, he co-starred in the TV series " Mozart in the Jungle Season 1 " with Malcolm McDowell and others , for which he won the 73rd American Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a TV-Musical Comedy Series; in the same year, he collaborated with KimBodnia Starring in the drama film " Rosewater " ; in April, the action movie "Neruda" co-starring with Luis Gneco was released; in May, the drama film " Fever " starring with Alice Braga was released. 
    In 2015, the comedy animation film " Zoom " dubbed with Alison Pill was released ; in the same year, the TV series " Mozart in the Jungle Season 2 " starring him was broadcast; in September, the thriller co-starring with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Alondra Hidalgo The movie " Desierto " was released ; in addition, he also starred in the drama "Eva Sleepless" directed by Pablo Aguero .   
    In 2016, he starred in the TV series " Mozart in the Jungle Season 3 ", with which he was nominated for the 74th American Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a TV Series-Musical Comedy Series; in the same year, he starred in a plot directed by Martin Scorsese The movie " Silence "   ; on May 13, the biographical film " Neruda " co-starring with Luis Gneco was released, in which he played the ambitious police reconnaissance team captain Oscar Pelucianu   ; in June, with Veronica Ferres , Michael Shannon co-stars in the thriller " Salt and Fire " was released   ; August 25, and Verónica Echegui partner starred in the romantic comedy movie " Me estás matando Susana " release; August 26, by participating in sports biopic " Hands of Stone " was released; in addition, he co-directed the romantic movie " Madly " with Mia and Sebastian Silva . 
    In 2017, he participated in the dubbing of the animated short film " Dante's Lunch "; in the same year, the animated film " Coco ", co-dubbing with Anthony Gonzalez and Benjamin Bratt , was released. The role of the dubbing was Ector, a wandering man in the land of the dead ; September , The crime film " Si tu voyais son coeur " co-starring with Marion Wakot was released .  
    In 2018, he co-starred in the crime movie " Museo " with Leonardo Ortizgels   ; in February, the TV series " Mozart in the Jungle Season 4 " starring him premiered; on September 4, he starred The thriller crime movie " Acusada " was released   ; in October, the drama film " The Kindergarten Teacher " co-starring with Maggie Gyllenhaal and others was released . 
    In 2019, directed the feature film " Chicuarotes " co-starring Daniel Ximenez Cacho and Dolores Heredia . The film tells the story of young Cagaleira’s dissatisfaction with life’s constraints and the violence of his father, and plans with his friend Moloteg. The story of earning a fortune and leaving the town to live independently , was shortlisted for the 67th San Sebastian International Film Festival Horizon Award, the 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival Main Competition Unit-Golden Goblet Award ; August, with Marianna · The drama film " Ema " co-starred by Di Gilamo was released ; on September 1, he co-starred in the thriller film " Wasp Network " with Penélope Cruz Sánchez and Catire ; in December , he co-starred with Elia Suleiman and Ali Suliman in the comedy film " "It Must Be Heaven " was released .     
    On January 22, 2021, the dubbing animation " Pixar Popcorn " was broadcast   .

    Personal Life

    Gael García Bernal’s younger brother is actor and producer Dario Jasbek Bernal   . On November 30, 1990, Dario Yasbek Benal was born in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.

    Character Evaluation

    Zorro is a charismatic, witty and intelligent hero, and Gael García Bernal has those characteristics, he can provide a different Zorro to the audience . 
    Gael García Bernal is a typical Spanish and Latin actor, handsome, charming, or persistent and infatuated, or sexy and mysterious   . In the movie "Locomotive Traveling Diary", whether in terms of appearance or temperament, Gael García Bernal is the most suitable for this role among outstanding actors of this age. He is a catalyst for this film. His vigorous energy and constant exploration of the role have inspired the crew to move forward   and make people feel his increasingly mature acting skills . 
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