Biography
Who is Gael García Bernal?
Early life and education
Gael García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. His mother, Patricia Bernal, worked as an actress and former model, while his father, José Ángel García, worked as an actor and director. He started acting at a very young age and spent much of his teenage years appearing in telenovelas in Mexico. As a teenager, he taught indigenous people in Mexico to read and participated in peaceful demonstrations supporting the Zapatista uprising.
He began studying philosophy at UNAM, the national university of Mexico. During a student strike, he traveled around Europe and eventually moved to London. He became the first Mexican student accepted to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He also attended the European Graduate School to study toward a master degree in media and communication.
Film and television career
Gael gained international attention after starring in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and his feature directorial debut Amores perros in 2000. He followed this with a role in Alfonso Cuaron film Y tu mama tambien in 2001. He portrayed the young Che Guevara in the biographical drama film The Motorcycle Diaries in 2004, which earned him a BAFTA Award nomination for best actor in a leading role.
On television, he starred as Rodrigo De Souza in the Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle from 2014 to 2018. His performance earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2016. He also voiced Hector in the Pixar animated film Coco in 2017 and starred in the Marvel Studios special Werewolf by Night in 2022.
Directing and other projects
In addition to acting, Gael has directed multiple projects. He directed his first feature film titled Deficit, which was released in 2007. He also co-directed four short films titled Los Invisibles with Marc Siver in collaboration with Amnesty International, focusing on Central American migrants in Mexico.
Along with fellow actor Diego Luna, he founded the production company Canana Films in Mexico City. The company has produced television documentaries about unsolved murders in Ciudad Juarez. He also founded the Ambulante Documentary Film Festival to bring documentary films to places where they are rarely shown.
Family and personal life
Gael was previously in a relationship with Argentine actress Dolores Fonzi, with whom he shares two children born in Madrid and Buenos Aires. He later began a relationship with Mexican journalist Fernanda Aragonese, and they welcomed a child together in September 2021. He has described himself as culturally Catholic but spiritually agnostic.
Birthday and age
Gael García Bernal was born on November 30, 1978, which makes Gael 47 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Gael shares the date with 22 other famous people.
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