More Gael Garcia Bernal Bios & Profiles
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Biography #2 (for Bad Education)
Born in Mexico of actor parents, Gael became familiar with the world of acting from a very early age. Since beginning his career in television in the series Teresa, he has participated in many productions in various countries: Mexico, Spain, England...He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. His most remarkable films include Amores Perros (Alejandro Gonzalez-Inarritu), No News From God (Agustin Diaz Yanes), Y Tu Mama Tambien (Alfonso Cuarbn), Vidas privadas (Fito Paez) and El Crimen del Padre Amaro (Carlos Carrera). This year, as well as Bad Education, will see the opening of The Motorcycle Diaries, directed by Walter Salles.
He won the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice International Film Festival in 2001 for Y Tu Mama Tambien.
Bio courtesy Sony Classics for "Bad Education" (16-Feb-2005)
Biography #3 (for Y Tu Mama Tambien)
Gael Garcia Bernal's first major feature role was in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's critically acclaimed Amores Perros, which was nominated for the 2001 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the 2000 Canal Plus Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Most recently, Bernal has been cast as Winona Ryder's love interest in the soon-to-be-released Lily andthe Secret Planting. He has also appeared in Sin Noticias de Dios, starring Penelope Cruz, Dreaming of Julia, starring Harvey Keitel, and in the role of Che Guevara in the Showtime mini-series Fidel. Bernal has had parts in several short films, notably a leading role in Antonio Urrutia's 1998 De Tripas Coprazon, which earned an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. Like Diego Luna, Bernal began his acting career in Alejandro Reyes and Teresa Suarez's play, El Rapio de las Estrellas, and was later cast in the TV soap opera El Abuelo y Yo at the age of 12. Bernal lives in London where he is currently studying acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama.Bio courtesy IFC Films for "Y Tu Mama Tambien" (01-Nov-2003)
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