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Gael García Bernal

Acting

Born November 30, 1978 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Also known as Gael Garcia Bernal · Gael García

Biography

Gael García Bernal (Spanish: [ɡaˈel ɣaɾˈsi.aβeɾˈnal]; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He is known for his performances in the films Amores perros (2000), Y tu mamá también (2001), Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), Old (2021), and Cassandro (2023). He has also played music conductor Rodrigo de Souza in the television drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018) and starred in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022). García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in 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. He and fellow actor Diego Luna founded the production company Canana Films in Mexico City. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gael García Bernal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe Awards
  • Marcello Mastroianni Award
  • Trophée Chopard
  • European Film Award – People's Choice AwardBest European Film · 2011 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Fidel

as Che Guevara

Coco

2017as Héctor (voice)

Maya and the Three

2021as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)

Chicuarotes

2019Director, Producer

1994

as Self

Sin Nombre

2009Executive Producer

Amores Perros

2000as Octavio

Mozart in the Jungle

2014as Rodrigo De Souza

The Motorcycle Diaries

2004as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna

Bad Education

2004as Ángel / Juan / Zahara

Y tu mamá también

2001as Julio Zapata

No

2012as René Saaverdra

Babel

2006as Santiago

Station Eleven

2021as Arthur Leander

Quebrando o Tabu

2011as Self

Rudo y Cursi

2008as Tato

State of Silence

2024Executive Producer

Werewolf by Night

2022as Jack Russell

Even the Rain

2010as Sebastián

Letters to Juliet

2010as Victor

The Science of Sleep

2006as Stéphane

Another End

2024as Sal

Ema

2019as Gastón

Lorena: Light-Footed Woman

2019Executive Producer

Miss Bala

2011Executive Producer

The Crime of Padre Amaro

2002as Padre Amaro

La Máquina

as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna

The Mother

2023as Hector

Cassandro

2023as Saúl "Cassandro"

The Accused

2018as Mario Elmo

The Kindergarten Teacher

2018as Simon

Magellan

2025as Fernão de Magalhães

It Must Be Heaven

2019as Gael García Bernal

Museo

2018as Juan Núñez

A 3 Minute Hug

2018Executive Producer

Zama

2017Executive Producer

Who Is Dayani Cristal?

2013as Himself

Blindness

2008as Bartender / King of Ward Three

Director by Night

2022as Self

Rosewater

2014as Maziar Bahari

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Old

2021as Guy

Neruda

2016as Oscar Peluchoneau

The Chosen Ones

2015Executive Producer

A Little Bit of Heaven

2011as Julian Goldstein

Birders

2019Executive Producer

Desierto

2015as Moises

Mammoth

2009as Leo Vidales

The Past

2007as Rímini

Pan y Circo

as Self