Gael Garcia Bernal

Mexican actor and director who became known for his work in films that portrayed men and women involved in taboo or non-conformist relationships . He had a leading role in two of the most famous and successful films of Mexico’s film career. His brilliant role in ” Amores perros ” opened endless doors for him in the cinema, both in his country and in foreign countries with mainly European directors . Currently, Gael García Bernal is recognized as one of the greatest talents in terms of Latino actors of the moment.

Biography of Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978, his mother, Patricia Bernal, was an actress and his father, José Ángel García , a director, which easily helped introduce him to different theatrical productions at an early age and at age 11 he was already working for television . At the age of 11, he was already working on his first telenovela alongside Salma Hayek, a novel that became famous. In 1989 he was selected to work on a Mexican soap opera, and in 1996 he appeared in the short film : De tripas, corazón. At 17, García Bernal traveled to Europe , to the city of London where he had won a scholarship at the Central School of Drama in London. I study different languages, Italian, French and Portuguese. In the middle of his studies, he returned to Mexico to be able to shoot the film called ” Amores perros ” under the command of director Alejandro González Iñárritu , a film that launched his career.

Relations

Regarding his sentimental life and as a couple, it can be mentioned that he had some well-known romances, one of the most mentioned was with the Israeli Natalie Portman , around 2003 and 2004. But he fell in love with the beautiful Argentine actress Dolores Fonzi , who he met in 2001 during the filming of one of his films. Several years passed and although there were many rumors about the relationship of the alleged romance between the actor and Fonzi, nothing was ever confirmed. In mid-2008, rumors indicating a possible paternity with the actress gave a great surprise to all the press and their followers and in January 2009 their first child was born .

Fight against AIDS

He was appointed as an ambassador for the Latino Commission Against AIDS campaign in New York City for his extensive work and community support and was chosen by Mexico and other countries.

Featured Films by Gael García Bernal

Among the main films of Gael García Bernal we can mention the following:

• Father Amaro’s crime : he played the role of a priest who falls in love and makes a 16-year-old girl pregnant. The film garnered record-breaking box office sales in Mexico and was nominated for the Academy’s Best Foreign Language Film, but García Bernal’s risky turn sparked threats of excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church.
• Motorcycle Diaries : where he gave life to the character of Che Guevara .
• Desierto : a film in which he portrayed an illegal Mexican immigrant who, after crossing the border, is hunted by an American vigilante assassin.
• Neruda : film in which he acted as an inspector chasing the Nobel Prize winning poet Pablo Neruda .
• García Bernal also lent his voice to the renowned animated film called Coco , which came out in theaters in 2017, which is about a boy who sets out on a journey through the land of the dead to discover the secret kept by his family. .
• Deficit : in which he had a leading role and debuted as its executive director.
• Pedro Páramo : plays the role of the protagonist, whose book on which the film is based is considered the masterpiece of the Mexican writer Juan Rulfo .

Famous quotes by Gael García Bernal

• How can you work? The love is very powerful. You cannot concentrate.
• In dreams the emotions are overwhelming.
• Our brains are creating a loop that is incredibly complex . It’s not like our minds communicate, it’s not telepathy or anything like that. It is as if with each step we take we evolve in the same direction. It’s called synchronized parallel randomness .
• The brain is the most complex thing, and it is right behind the nose.
• Focus and Concentration : Distraction is the obstruction to construction.
• You can’t let things bother you your whole life. A man has to take the bull by the horns .
• My feelings have reached a point of pathology , and I cannot seduce anyone with a pathology.

Acknowledgments

• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series.
• BAFTA Awards where he was nominated for Rising Star and Best Actor.
• Ariel Awards , where he won for best actor in Amores Perros.
• Goya Awards , he was nominated for best supporting actor.
• Premios Oye , where he won the award for revelation of the year.
• El Heraldo de México Awards .
• Youth Awards .
• Venice International Film Festival where he won the Marcello Mastroianni award for relief interpretation.
• Mayahuel de Plata Awards , where he won the award for cinematographic career.