Gael García Bernal
| Gael García Bernal | |
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García at the
2016 Festival Ambulante |
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| Born |
30 November 1978 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Partner(s) | Dolores Fonzi (2008–2014) |
| Children | 2 |
Gael García Bernal (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈel ɣarˈsi.a βerˈnal]; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican film actor, director, and producer. He and Diego Luna founded Canana Films in Mexico City. He is mostly known for his performances in the films Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries, and Babel, and in Amazon Studios' web television series Mozart in the Jungle.
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 the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for Mozart in the Jungle. In 2016, Time Magazine named him in the annual Time 100 most influential people list.
Gael 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. 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. When he was fourteen, he taught indigenous peoples in Mexico to read, often working with the Huichol people. At the age of 15, he took part in peaceful demonstrations during the Chiapas uprising of 1994.
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