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Biography
Guillermo Arriaga Jordán (Spanish pronunciation:[ɡiˈʎeɾmo aˈrjaɣa]; born 13 March 1958) is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter, director and producer. Self-defined as "a hunter who works as a writer," he is best known for his Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay nominations for Babel and his screenplay for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which received the 2005 Cannes Best Screenplay Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guillermo Arriaga, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Alfaguara Prize · 2020
- Premio Mazatlán de Literatura · 2017
- Best Screenplay Award · 2005
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2007 · nominated
Filmography8 titles

Amores Perros
2000Associate Producer, Writer
2000Associate Producer, Writer

Upon Open Sky
2024Producer, Writer
2024Producer, Writer

21 Grams
2003Associate Producer, Writer
2003Associate Producer, Writer

Babel
2006Idea, Writer
2006Idea, Writer

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005as Juan
2005as Juan

The Burning Plain
2008Director, Screenplay
2008Director, Screenplay

From Afar
2015Producer, Writer
2015Producer, Writer

Rio, I Love You
2014Director, Writer
2014Director, Writer