Gael Garcia Bernal
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Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor.
Early life
García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to Patricia Bernal (an actress and former model) and José Ángel García (an actor and director). His stepfather is Sergio Yasbek, whom his mother married when he was young. He is also a close friend of actor Diego Luna. García Bernal started acting at just a year old and spent most his teen years starring in soap operas.Career
García Bernal was becoming a soap opera heartthrob, but at age 19, he left Mexico's television world to study acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Subsequently, García Bernal has starred in some of Mexico's most celebrated recent films, beginning with Amores perros (2000), then 2001's Y tu mamá también, and El crimen del Padre Amaro (2002). He has also done some theatre work, including a 2005 production of Bodas de sangre, by Federico García Lorca, in the Almeida Theatre in London. However, it was his debut as a working-class street thug in the Oscar-nominated Amores perros that first grabbed Hollywood's attention.
García Bernal also portrayed Argentine-born physician turned Cubano revolutionary Che Guevara twice, first in the 2002 TV miniseries Fidel and then, better known, in 2004's The Motorcycle Diaries, an adaptation of a journal a 23-year-old Guevara wrote about his travels across South America. García Bernal has worked for acclaimed directors like Pedro Almodóvar, Walter Salles, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Michel Gondry, among others. He has recently taken on roles in English language films, including the Gondry-directed The Science Of Sleep, the González Iñárritu-directed Babel, and The King, for which he has earned rave reviews.
Quotes
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- "A person isn't born with the intelligence to be with someone special, you learn it, and you fail in the path of life, but you don't have to give up the chance to love."
- "The talent survives and remains while the beauty is diluted."
- "Changes occur that way. Suddenly the bricks fall into place in some sort of chaotic serenity."
- "I go with the flow. Whatever music you play for me, I'll dance."
- "I'm an actor. I don't need to abide by any ethnicity."
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2006 | [Toto (2006)>Toto | ||
| 2006 | Babel | Santiago | |
| 2005 | The Science of Sleep | Stephane | |
| 2005 | The King | Elvis | |
| 2004 | Bad Education | Ángel/Juan/Zahara | Goya nomination for Best Film |
| 2004 | The Motorcycle Diaries | Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (Argentina) | Oscar winner for Best Song |
| 2003 | Dreaming of Julia | Ricky | |
| 2003 | Dot the I | Kit Winter | Deauville winner for Audience Award |
| 2002 | I'm with Lucy | Gabriel | |
| 2002 | El Crimen del Padre Amaro | Padre Amaro | Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film |
| 2001 | Sin Noticias de Dios | Davenport | |
| 2001 | Vidas Privadas | Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini | |
| 2001 | Y Tu Mamá También | Julio Zapata | Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay |
| 2000 | Amores perros | Octavio | Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film |
External links
- [García Bernal Interview, 2004, FindArticles]
- [García Bernal Interview, 2004, JoBlo.com]
- [García Bernal Interview, 2002, IndieWire]
- [Gaelonline - Gael Garcia Bernal Fansite]
- [Gael Garcia Bernal]
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