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Gael García Bernal (b. 1978)

Alias:
Gael Garcia Bernal
Gael García
Гаэль Гарсиа Берналь

Birthplace:
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Born:
November 30, 1978

Biography from TheMovieDB

Gael García Bernal (born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries (where he played a young Che Guevara), Amores perros, Y tu mamá también, Babel, Coco, and Old, and for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Studios streaming television series Mozart in the Jungle. He and Diego Luna founded Canana Films in Mexico City.  García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Mozart in the Jungle. In 2016, Time magazine named him in the annual Time 100 most influential people list. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Creative Director:
2015  Leagues

Director:
2007  Déficit
2008  8
2008  The Letter
2010  Los Invisibles
2010  Revolución
2015  Leagues
2015  The Empty Classroom
2015  The Visible Hand
2016  Madly
2019  Chicuarotes
????  The Letter

Executive Producer:
2006  Drama/Mex
2007  Déficit
2008  8
2008  The Letter
2009  Sin Nombre
2010  Los Invisibles
2010  Revolución
2011  Miss Bala
2013  Paradise
2015  Leagues
2015  The Chosen Ones
2015  The Empty Classroom
2015  The Visible Hand
2016  Madly
2016  Salt and Fire
2017  Zama
2018  A 3 Minute Hug
2019  Birders
2019  Chicuarotes
2019  Lorena, Light-footed Woman
2023  Cassandro
2024  State of Silence
????  The Letter

Producer:
2006  Drama/Mex
2007  Déficit
2008  8
2008  The Letter
2009  Sin Nombre
2010  Los Invisibles
2010  Revolución
2011  Miss Bala
2013  Paradise
2013  Who Is Dayani Cristal?
2015  Leagues
2015  The Chosen Ones
2015  The Empty Classroom
2015  The Visible Hand
2016  Madly
2016  Salt and Fire
2017  Zama
2018  A 3 Minute Hug
2019  Birders
2019  Chicuarotes
2019  Lorena, Light-footed Woman
2023  Cassandro
2024  State of Silence
????  Tesis sobre una domesticación
????  The Letter

Screenplay:
2006  Drama/Mex
2007  Déficit
2008  8
2008  The Letter
2009  Sin Nombre
2010  Los Invisibles
2010  Revolución
2011  Miss Bala
2013  Paradise
2013  Who Is Dayani Cristal?
2015  Leagues
2015  The Chosen Ones
2015  The Empty Classroom
2015  The Visible Hand
2016  Madly
2016  Salt and Fire
2017  Zama
2018  A 3 Minute Hug
2019  Birders
2019  Chicuarotes
2019  Lorena, Light-footed Woman
2023  Cassandro
2024  State of Silence
????  Tesis sobre una domesticación
????  The Letter

Story:
2006  Drama/Mex
2007  Déficit
2008  8
2008  The Letter
2009  Sin Nombre
2010  Los Invisibles
2010  Revolución
2011  Miss Bala
2013  Paradise
2013  Who Is Dayani Cristal?
2015  Leagues
2015  The Chosen Ones
2015  The Empty Classroom
2015  The Visible Hand
2016  Madly
2016  Salt and Fire
2017  Zama
2018  A 3 Minute Hug
2019  Birders
2019  Chicuarotes
2019  Lorena, Light-footed Woman
2023  Cassandro
2024  State of Silence
????  Tesis sobre una domesticación
????  The Letter

Writer:
2006  Drama/Mex
2007  Déficit
2008  8
2008  The Letter
2009  Sin Nombre
2010  Los Invisibles
2010  Revolución
2011  Miss Bala
2013  Paradise
2013  Who Is Dayani Cristal?
2015  Leagues
2015  The Chosen Ones
2015  The Empty Classroom
2015  The Visible Hand
2016  Madly
2016  Salt and Fire
2017  Zama
2018  A 3 Minute Hug
2019  Birders
2019  Chicuarotes
2019  Lorena, Light-footed Woman
2023  Cassandro
2024  State of Silence
????  Tesis sobre una domesticación
????  The Letter

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
2018  Here on Earth
2020  Pan y Circo
2021  El Tema

Director:
2018  Here on Earth
2020  Pan y Circo
2021  El Tema

Executive Producer:
2018  Here on Earth
2020  Pan y Circo
2021  El Tema
????  The Boys: Mexico

Producer:
2018  Here on Earth
2020  Pan y Circo
2021  El Tema
????  La Máquina
????  The Boys: Mexico

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