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Gael García Bernal

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 11/30/1978 (45) | Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico)
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Gael García Bernal (Spanish: [ɡaˈel ɣaɾˈsi.a βeɾˈnal]; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He is known for his performances in the films Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Amores Perros (2000), Y Tu Mamá También (2001), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), and Old (2021), for his role as the titular character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television special Werewolf by Night (2022), and for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–18). García Bernal was <... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man. Their lives are ...

Amores Perros

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2000 | 3.8/5 | 2h 34min
Drama, Thriller
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In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other. ...

Y Tu Mamá También

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2001 | 3.7/5 | 1h 46min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in t ...

The Motorcycle Diaries

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2004 | 3.7/5 | 2h 6min
Drama
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In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians. From her debut recital ...

Mozart in the Jungle

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2014 | 3.8/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Gael García Bernal

Golden Globe Awards Marcello Mastroianni Award Trophée Chopard European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Gael García Bernal as Actor(65)

as Sal2024 Another End
2023 Holland, Michigan
as Thiago2023 This One Summer
as Hector2023 The Mother
as Zorro2023 Z
as Saúl Armendáriz / Cassandro2023 Cassandro
2023 Untitled Adam Sandler/Safdie Brothers Project
as himself2022 Director by Night
as Jack Russell2022 Werewolf by Night
as Guy2021 Old
as Viramontez2020 Wasp Network
as Gastón2019 Ema
as himself2019 It Must Be Heaven
as Juan Núñez2018 Museo
as Simon2018 The Kindergarten Teacher
as Mario Elmo2018 The Accused
as Héctor (voice)2017 Coco
as Daniel2017 If You Saw His Heart
as Héctor (voice)2017 Dante's Lunch
as Dr. Fabio Cavani2016 Salt and Fire
as Eligio2016 You're Killing Me Susana
as Oscar Peluchoneau2016 Neruda
as Moises2015 Desierto
as Massera2015 Eva Doesn't Sleep
as Edward2015 Zoom
as Maziar Bahari2014 Rosewater
as Kaí2014 The Ardor
as himself2013 Who Is Dayani Cristal?
as Diego Bardem2012 Vamps
as Alex2012 The Loneliest Planet
as Onza2012 Casa De Mi Padre
as René Saaverdra2012 No
as Julian Goldstein2011 A Little Bit of Heaven
as Sebastián2011 Even the Rain
as Narrator2010 Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
as himself2010 Los Invisibles
as himself2010 José & Pilar
as Victor2010 Letters to Juliet
as Mexican2009 The Limits of Control
as Leo Vidales2009 Mammoth
as Tato2008 Rudo & Cursi
as Bartender / King of Ward Three2008 Blindness
2008 Chevolution
as Cristobal2007 Deficit
as Rímini2007 The Past
as Narrator2007 Saint Death
as Santiago2006 Babel
as Stéphane2006 The Science of Sleep
as Elvis2006 The King
as Ernesto Guevara de la Serna2004 The Motorcycle Diaries
as Che2004 Traveling with Che Guevara
as Ángel/Juan/Zahara2004 Bad Education
as Kit Winter2003 Dot the I
as Ricky2003 Dreaming of Julia
as Che Guevara2002 Fidel
as Gabriel2002 I'm with Lucy
as Padre Amaro2002 The Crime of Padre Amaro
as Jose Francisco2001 The Last Post
as Pablo2001 The Eye on the Nape
as himself2001 Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
as Davenport2001 Don't Tempt Me
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini2001 Private Lives
as Julio Zapata2001 Y Tu Mamá También
as Octavio2000 Amores Perros
1996 De Tripas, Corazón

TV Shows/Series with Gael García Bernal as Actor(15)

2024 La Máquina
as Arthur Leander2021 Station Eleven
as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)2021 Maya and the Three
as Hector2021 Pixar Popcorn
as himself2020 Pan y Circo
as himself2019 1994
as El Pájaro2018 Here on Earth
as himself2016 Chelsea
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as himself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Rodrigo De Souza2014 Mozart in the Jungle
as himself2011 Sin maquillaje
as himself2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Daniel García Medina1992 El abuelo y yo

Movies with Gael García Bernal as Crew(29)

Production/Producer2023 Tesis sobre una domesticación
Production/Executive Producer2023 Cassandro
Directing/Director2019 Chicuarotes
Production/Producer2019 Chicuarotes
Production/Executive Producer2019 Lorena, Light-footed Woman
Production/Executive Producer2019 Birders
Production/Executive Producer2018 A 3 Minute Hug
Production/Executive Producer2017 Zama
Production/Executive Producer2016 Salt and Fire
Directing/Director2016 Madly
Writing/Screenplay2016 Madly
Writing/Story2016 Madly
Directing/Director2015 The Visible Hand
Production/Executive Producer2015 The Chosen Ones
Directing/Director2015 The Empty Classroom
Art/Creative Director2015 Leagues
Production/Producer2015 Leagues
Production/Producer2013 Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Production/Executive Producer2013 Paradise
Production/Executive Producer2011 Miss Bala
Directing/Director2010 Revolución
Directing/Director2010 Los Invisibles
Production/Executive Producer2009 Sin Nombre
Directing/Director2008 8
Directing/Director2008 The Letter
Production/Producer2008 The Letter
Writing/Screenplay2008 The Letter
Directing/Director2007 Deficit
Production/Executive Producer2006 Drama/Mex

TV Shows/Series with Gael García Bernal as Crew(5)

Production/Producer2024 La Máquina
Production/Producer2020 Pan y Circo
Creator/Creator2020 Pan y Circo
Directing/Director2018 Here on Earth
Creator/Creator2018 Here on Earth

Additional Information

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Full Name: Gael García
Born: Thursday, 11/30 1978 (November) in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico) (current age: 45 years + 142 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: Spanish (ES)
Educated at: Central School of Speech and Drama, Edron Academy
Other names for Gael García Bernal (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Gael Garcia Bernal"
"Gael García"
"Гаэль Гарсиа Берналь"
Gael García Bernal frequently works together with these people:
Diego Luna (21x, Actor)
Pablo Cruz (10x, Crew)
Alejandro González Iñárritu (8x, Crew)
Alfonso Cuarón (8x, Crew)
Jimmy Fallon (8x, Actor)
Jonás Cuarón (7x, Crew)
Chelsea Handler (7x, Actress)
Carlos Cuarón (7x, Crew)
Adrian Molina (6x, Crew)
Pablo Larraín (6x, Crew)
Gerardo Naranjo (6x, Crew)
Marta Núñez Puerto (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:903, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/15/2024