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Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal’s screen credits include Héctor (voice) in Coco and Octavio in Amores Perros.
Born November 30, 1978 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico3 movies on MoviHero
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Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker who acts in both Spanish-language and English-language films and series. He is known for his performances in the films 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.
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- 2026Hombre al aguaDirector · Writer · Producer · Camilo
- 2026Nothing Between UsGuillermo
- 2026The End of ItDiego
- 2026Each Day in a Moment: 2025Self (uncredited)
- 2025Thesis on a DomesticationProducer
- 2025Sueño PerroActor
- 2025MagellanFernão de Magalhães
- 2025HollandDave Delgado
- 2025ASCO: Without PermissionProducer
- 2024State of SilenceProducer
- 2024Gombrowicz or The ImmaturityActor
- 2024Another EndSal
- 2023CassandroProducer · Saúl "Cassandro"
- 2023The MotherHector
- 2023This One SummerThiago
- 2022Director by NightSelf
- 2022Werewolf by NightJack Russell
- 2021OldGuy
- 2020Perros, amores, accidentesSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Wasp NetworkViramontez
- 2019It Must Be HeavenGael García Bernal
- 2019Lorena: Light-Footed WomanProducer
- 2019EmaGastón
- 2019BirdersProducer
- 2019ChicuarotesDirector · Producer
- 2018A 3 Minute HugProducer
- 2018The Kindergarten TeacherSimon
- 2018The AccusedMario Elmo
- 2018MuseoJuan Núñez
- 2017If You Saw His HeartDaniel
- 2017ZamaProducer
- 2016Salt and FireProducer · Dr. Fabio Cavani
- 2016You're Killing Me SusanaEligio
- 2016NerudaOscar Peluchoneau
- 2016MadlyDirector · Writer
- 2016ZoomEdward
- 2015The Empty ClassroomProducer
- 2015Eva Doesn't SleepMassera
- 2015The Chosen OnesProducer
- 2015DesiertoProducer · Moises
- 2015LeaguesDirector · Producer
- 2015The Visible HandDirector
- 2014RosewaterMaziar Bahari
- 2014The ArdorKaí
- 2013ParaísoProducer
- 2013Who Is Dayani Cristal?Producer · Himself
- 2012VampsDiego Bardem (uncredited)
- 2012NoRené Saaverdra
- 2012The Loneliest PlanetAlex
- 2012Casa de Mi PadreOnza
- 2011Miss BalaProducer
- 2011Breaking the TabooSelf
- 2011A Little Bit of HeavenJulian Goldstein
- 2011Even the RainSebastián
- 2010Los InvisiblesDirector · Self
- 2010José & PilarSelf
- 2010Hidalgo, Frenesí de LibertadNarrator
- 2010RevoluciónDirector
- 2010AbelProducer
- 2010Letters to JulietVictor
- 2009The Limits of ControlMexican
- 2009Sin NombreProducer
- 2009MammothLeo Vidales
- 2008Rudo & CursiTato
- 2008Walking VengeanceProducer
- 20088Director · Writer · Producer
- 2008I'm Gonna ExplodeProducer
- 2008BlindnessBartender / King of Ward Three
- 2008ChevolutionActor
- 2008The letterDirector
- 2007The PastRímini
- 2007Common Ground: Under Construction NotesSelf
- 2007Saint DeathNarrator
- 2007DéficitDirector · Cristobal
- 2007CochochiProducer
- 2006BabelSantiago
- 2006The Science of SleepStéphane
- 2006Drama/MexProducer
- 2006The KingElvis Valderez
- 2004Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad EducationSelf
- 2004Bad EducationÁngel / Juan / Zahara
- 2004The Motorcycle DiariesErnesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
- 2004Traveling with Che GuevaraChe
- 2003Dot the IKit Winter
- 2003Dreaming of JuliaRicky
- 2002The Crime of Padre AmaroPadre Amaro
- 2002I'm with LucyDate 2 - Gabriel
- 2002FidelChe Guevara
- 2001Don't Tempt MeJack Davenport
- 2001The Last PostJose Francisco
- 2001Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'Self
- 2001Y Tu Mamá TambiénJulio Zapata
- 2001Private LivesGustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
- 2001The Eye on the NapePablo
- 1996De Tripas, CorazónActor
- In the Valley of ShadowsÁlvar Toledano
- Monkey HillActor
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