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Known Movies: 27

Birthday: 1978-11-30

Place of Birth: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Adult Actor: False

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Gael García Bernal

Biography

​García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Angel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom his mother married when García Bernal was young. He started acting at just a year old and spent most of his teen years starring in telenovelas. Gael studied the International Baccalaureate, with chemistry being unquestionably his favorite subject. When he was fourteen, he taught indigenous peoples in Mexico to read, often working with the Huichol Indians. In his later teens, he took part in peaceful demonstrations during the Chiapas uprisingof 1994.

Acting
2013 Silence
2012 José and Pilar … Himself
2012 Casa de Mi Padre … Onza
2012 The Loneliest Planet … Alex
2011 A Little Bit of Heaven … Julian Goldstein
2010 Even The Rain … Sebastián
2010 Letters to Juliet … Victor
2009 The Limits of Control … Mexican
2009 Mammoth … Leo Vidales
2008 Blindness … King of Ward 3
2008 Rudo y Cursi … Toto
2008 Deficit … Cristobal
2006 The Science of Sleep … Stéphane
2006 Babel … Santiago
2005 The King … Elvis
2004 Bad Education … Ángel/Juan/Zahara
2004 The Motorcycle Diaries … Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
2003 Dot the I
2002 Fidel … Che Guevara
2002 The Crime of Padre Amaro … Padre Amaro
2001 And Your Mother Too! … Julio Zapata
2001 Don't Tempt Me … Davenport
2000 Amores Perros … Octavio
1900 Rudo et Cursie
1900 Fidel: The Castro Project
Production
2009 Sin Nombre … Executive Producer
Directing
2008 Deficit … Director
1900 8 - Voi cosa siete Disposti a Fare? … Director