Gael García Bernal

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Bernal.
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal in an interview in May 2017.png
García Bernal in 2017
Born (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978 (age 42)[1]
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
OccupationActor, producer
Years active1989–present
Partner(s)Dolores Fonzi (2008–2014)
Children2
Parent(s)José Ángel García
Patricia Bernal
RelativesDarío Yazbek Bernal (half-brother)

Gael García Bernal (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈel ɣaɾˈsi.a βeɾˈnal]; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. García Bernal is best known for his performances in the films Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries, Amores perros, Y tu mamá también, Babel, Coco, and Old, and for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Studios' streaming television series Mozart in the Jungle. He and Diego Luna founded Canana Films in Mexico City.

García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 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. In 2016, Time Magazine named him in the annual Time 100 most influential people list.[2] In 2020, The New York Times ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.[3]

Early life[]

García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Ángel García, an actor and director.[4] His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom his mother married when García Bernal was young.[5] He started acting at just one year old and spent most of his teen years starring in telenovelas. García Bernal and frequent collaborator Diego Luna were friends from infancy in Mexico City.[6]

When he was fourteen, García Bernal taught indigenous people in Mexico to read, often working with the Huichol people.[7] At the age of 15, he took part in peaceful demonstrations in support of the Zapatista uprising of 1994.[8][9]

He began studying philosophy at UNAM, Mexico's national university but, during a prolonged student strike, he decided to take a sabbatical to travel around Europe.[9] He then moved to London, and became the first Mexican accepted to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[10][11]

Career[]

After García Bernal's success in soap operas, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu offered García Bernal a part in the Oscar-nominated Amores perros (2000). The film won rave reviews, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

His next role was Alfonso Cuarón's Y tu mamá también (2001), which was a crossover success into American markets and gained him notice on the international stage, becoming the second-highest grossing Spanish language film in the United States.[12][13] The next year, García Bernal went on to portray Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara in the 2002 TV miniseries Fidel and the morally troubled Father Amaro in the Mexican box-office record-breaker El crimen del Padre Amaro (2002). García Bernal again portrayed Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), an adaptation of a journal the 23-year-old Guevara wrote about his travels across South America. The film broke the box office record set 3 years prior by Y tu mamá también garnered Bernal a BAFTA nomination in 2005 for Best Performance by an Actor.[14]

He also did some theatre work, during this time, including a 2005 production of Bodas de Sangre, by Federico García Lorca, in the Almeida Theatre in London.

García Bernal has worked for acclaimed directors including González Iñárritu, Pedro Almodóvar, Walter Salles, Alfonso Cuarón, Michel Gondry, and Iciar Bollaín, among others. He has taken on roles in English-language films, including the Gondry-directed The Science of Sleep and The King, for which he earned rave reviews.[15]

García Bernal directed his first feature film, Déficit which was released in 2007.[16] He was cast in the 2008 film Blindness, an adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by José Saramago, winner of the Nobel Prize, about a society suffering an epidemic of blindness. As in the novel, the characters have only descriptions, no names or histories; while director Fernando Meirelles said some actors were intimidated by the concept of playing such characters, "'With Gael,' he said, 'I never think about the past. I just think what my character wants.'"[17] García Bernal again paired with Diego Luna in Rudo y Cursi directed by Carlos Cuarón.

García Bernal and Diego Luna own Canana Films. The company recently joined with Golden Phoenix Productions to produce a number of television documentaries about the unsolved murders of more than 300 women in the border city of Ciudad Juarez.[citation needed]

In May 2010, García Bernal did a cameo appearance as himself playing Cristiano Ronaldo in Ronaldo: The Movie for the Nike advertisement, Write the Future.

In 2010, he co-directed with Marc Siver four short films in collaboration with Amnesty International. The tetralogy, called "Los Invisibles", is about migrants from Central America in Mexico, their journey and risks, their hopes, and what they can contribute to Mexico, the US and the world. He directed the movies, did the interviews and also narrates the four short movies.[18] He starred in Even the Rain (2010), Spain's official entry for the 2011 Academy Awards.

García Bernal narrated Human Planet for Hispanic audiences, which premiered on Discovery en Español on 25 April 2011 and aired on Discovery Channel in Latin America on 12 May.[19] For the third time García Bernal appeared with Diego Luna in the American Spanish-language comedy film Casa de mi padre, opposite Will Ferrell, where he played a feared drug lord.[20] García Bernal's next projects included a film adaptation of José Agustín's Ciudades Desiertas and the Jon Stewart directorial biopic Rosewater,[21] in which he portrayed Maziar Bahari to widespread critical acclaim. He was set to star in the 20th Century Fox reboot Zorro film called Zorro Reborn. The script is by Glen Gers, Lee Shipman, and Brian McGeevy.[22]

In April 2014, he was announced as a member of the main competition jury at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[23]

In June 2014, he began production as the star of the dramatic comedy Zoom, directed by Pedro Morelli.

In 2014, he was cast in the lead role of Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Studios comedy-drama television series Mozart in the Jungle. His performance in the show was met with rave reviews, earning him a Golden Globe Award in 2016.

In 2016, he starred in two movies that were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Desierto (Mexico) and Neruda (Chile).

In 2017, he was announced as a member of the U.S. Dramatic Jury at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. That same year, he provided the voice of Héctor, an undead trickster and one of the main protagonists of the Pixar animated film Coco.

García Bernal founded The Ambulante Documentary Film Festival,[24] which works to bring documentary films to places where they are rarely shown, and helped to create the Amnesty International Short Documentary Series Los Invisibles.[25] For this work, he was awarded the Washington Office on Latin America's Human Rights Award in 2011.[26]

In October 2019 García Bernal and Diego Luna announced they were joining the Creative Advisory Board for TV and Film development company along with Adam Grant.[27]

Personal life[]

García Bernal was with his partner, Argentine actress Dolores Fonzi, from 2006 to 2014. They met on the set of Vidas privadas in 2001. They never married, according to an interview given by Bernal.[28] On 8 January 2009 their son Lázaro was born in Madrid, Spain.[29][30] Their daughter, Libertad, was born on 4 April 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[31] The couple ended their relationship in September 2014.[citation needed] He divides his time between Buenos Aires and Mexico City.[32]

He has described himself as "culturally Catholic but spiritually agnostic".[33]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Teresa Peluche Recurring role
1992 El abuelo y yo Daniel García Medina Lead role
2000 Queen of Swords Churi "Honor Thy Father" (season 1, episode 8)
2006 Soy tu fan Emilio "¡Que viva México!" (season 1, episode 8)
2014–2018 Mozart in the Jungle Rodrigo de Souza Lead role
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
Image Foundation Award for Best Actor – Television
TBA Station Eleven Arthur Upcoming miniseries

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 De tripas, corazón Martín Short film
2000 Amores perros Octavio Ariel Award for Best Actor
Silver Hugo Award for Best Actor
Premio ACE for Best Actor
2000 Cerebro Iván Short film
2001 Don't Tempt Me Davenport Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actor
Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor
2001 The Last Post José Francisco BAFTA Nomination for Best Short Film[34]
2001 Vidas privadas Gustavo "Gana" Bertolini
2001 Y tu mamá también Julio Zapata Valdivia International Film Festival — Best Actor (shared with Diego Luna)
Venice International Film Festival – Marcello Mastroianni Award (shared with Diego Luna)
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Diego Luna)
2001 El ojo en la nuca Pablo Urrutia Honorary Foreign Student Oscar Award
2002 Fidel Ernesto "Che" Guevara
2002 I'm with Lucy Gabriel
2002 The Crime of Father Amaro Padre Amaro Premio ACE for Best Actor
MTV Movie Award for Favorite Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Sexiest Scene (shared with Ana Claudia Talancón)
2003 Cuba Libre Ricky Released as Cuban Blood in the US
2003 Dot the I Kit Winter
2004 Bad Education Ángel/Juan/Zahara Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival – Jury Award
Glitter Award for Best Actor
Valdivia International Film Festival — Best Actor
Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Actor
Spanish Actors Union Award for Lead Film Performance
2004 The Motorcycle Diaries Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna Premio ACE for Best Actor
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
2005 The King Elvis Valderez
2006 Babel Santiago Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award – Ensemble Cast Award
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble
Nominated—ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor – Motion Picture
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble
Nominated—Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2006 The Science of Sleep Stéphane French film, written and directed by Michel Gondry
2007 Déficit Cristobal Also director/producer
2007 El Pasado Rímini
2008 Blindness King of Ward 3 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film
2008 Rudo y Cursi Tatto
2009 Sin Nombre Producer
2009 Mammoth Leo Vidales
2009 The Limits of Control Mexican
2009 8 - 'The Letter' Producer/writer/director only
2010 Los Invisibles
2010 Letters to Juliet Victor
2010 Even the Rain Sebastián Premio ACE for Best Supporting Actor
Palm Springs International Film Festival Award – Ensemble Cast Award
2010 José and Pilar Himself Documentary about José Saramago (Nobel Prize in Literature, 1998)
2011 Miss Bala Producer from Canana Films
2011 A Little Bit of Heaven Julian Goldstein
2011 Casa de Mi Padre Onza
2011 The Loneliest Planet Alex
2012 No René Saavedra True story of the advertising campaign in 1988 Chilean plebiscite, ending the military dictatorship
2012 Vamps Diego Bardem
2013 Who is Dayani Cristal? Himself
2014 The Ardor Kaí
2014 Cesar Chavez Cameo Also producer
2014 Rosewater Maziar Bahari
2015 Narrator Also producer; film directed by 10 directors
2015 Desierto Moises
2015 Zoom Edward Deacon
2015 Eva Doesn't Sleep Emilio Eduardo Massera
2016 Neruda Oscar Peluchoneau
2016 Salt and Fire Dr. Fabio Cavani
2016 You're Killing Me Susana Eligio Nominated—Ariel Award for Best Actor
2017 If You Saw His Heart Daniel Toronto International Film Festival – Platform competition[35]
2017 Coco Héctor (voice) Also voiced character for Spanish-language version
2018 The Kindergarten Teacher Simon
2018 Museum Juan Nuñez Nominated—Ariel Award for Best Actor (Also executive producer)
2018 The Accused Mario Elmo
2019 It Must Be Heaven Himself
2019 Chicuarotes Director
2019 Ema Gastón
2019 Wasp Network Gerardo Hernández
2021 Old Guy Cappa

Awards[]

Gael García Bernal at the Guadalajara Film Festival

Golden Globes

Year Category Title Result Ref
2016 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Mozart in the Jungle Won [36]
2017 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Mozart in the Jungle Nominated [36]

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Title Result Ref
2006 Rising star Nominated [36]
2005 Best Actor The Motorcycle Diaries Nominated [36]

Abu Dhabi Film Festival

Year Category Title Result Ref
2012 Best Actor No Won [36]

Alma Awards

Year Category Title Result Ref
2007 Outstanding Actor – Motion Picture Babel Nominated [36]

Ariel Award

Year Category Title Result Ref
2001 Best Actor (Mejor Actor) Amores Perros Won [36]
2017 Best Actor (Mejor Actuación Masculina) You're Killing Me Susana Nominated [36]
2019 Best Actor (Mejor Actuación Masculina) Museo Nominated [36]

Awards Circuit Community Awards

Year Category Title Result Ref
2006 Best Cast Ensemble Babel Nominated [36]

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Year Category Title Result Ref
2007 Best Acting Ensemble Babel Nominated [36]

Cannes Film Festival

Year Category Title Result Ref
2003 Chopard Trophy (Male Revelation) Won [36]
2007 Golden Camera Déficit Nominated [36]

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

Year Category Title Result Ref
2003 Most Promising Performer The Crime of Father Amaro
Y Tu Mamá También		 Nominated [36]

Chicago International Film Festival

Year Category Title Result Ref
2000 Best Actor Amores perros Won [36]

Chlotrudis Awards

Year Category Title Result Ref
2003 Best Actor Y Tu Mamá También Nominated [36]
2005 Best Actor Bad Education Won [36]
2007 Best Actor The Science of Sleep Nominated [36]
2014 Best Actor No Nominated [36]

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

Year Category Title Result Ref
2009 Best Supporting Actor (Melhor Ator Coadjuvante) Blindness Nominated [36]

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain

Year Category Title Result Ref
2002 Best Supporting Actor (Mejor Actor Secundario) Don't Tempt Me Nominated [36]
2005 Best Actor (Mejor Actor) Bad Education Nominated [36]

Cork International Film Festival

Year Category Title Result Ref
2013 Audience Award Who is Dayani Cristal? Won [36]

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards

Year Category Title Result Ref
2013 Best Actor No Nominated [36]

Goya Awards

Year Category Title Result Ref
2002 Best Supporting Actor Don't Tempt Me Nominated

Premios Oye!

Year Category Title Result
2009 Popular Breakthrough of the Year Rudo y Cursi Won[37]
2009 Best theme for a film Rudo y Cursi Nominated

El Heraldo de México

Year Category Title Result
2001 Best actor Y Tu Mamá También Nominated

Premios Juventud

Year Category Title Result
2010 Can He Act or What? Rudo y Cursi Nominated

Venice Film Festival

Year Category Title Result
2001 Marcello Mastroianni Award (shared with Diego Luna) Y Tu Mamá También Won

ACE Awards New York

Year Category Title Result
2005 Best Actor The Motorcycle Diaries Nominated

Mayahuel de Plata Awards

Year Category Title Result
2009 Achievement Award Won

Discography[]

Collaborations[]

Year Song Album
2007
 "Cristobal" (with Devendra Banhart) Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
2016
 "Before The Sunset" (with Compass) Compass

Soundtracks[]

Year Song Album
1992
 "Vagabundo" El abuelo y yo
"Anselmo»
2006
 "If You Rescue Me (Chanson des Chats)" (with Sacha Bourdo, Alain Chabat and Aurelia Petit) The Science of Sleep
2008
 "Quiero que me quieras» Rudo y Cursi
2010
 "A Morte De Pé Em Palco" (with José Saramago) José e Pilar (Banda Sonora Original)
2017
 "Everyone Knows Juanita» Coco (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Un poco loco" (with Anthony Gonzalez)
"Remember Me (Lullaby)" (with Gabriella Flores and Libertad García Fonzi)
2017
 "Juanita» Coco (Banda Sonora Original)
"Un poco loco" (with Luis Ánge Gómez Jaramillo)
"Recuérdame (Arrullo)" (with Lucy Hernández)

See also[]

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