Gael Garcia Bernal - Biography

Last Editor: soloyo8718				Gael Garcia Bernal Biography -   Name : Gael Garcia Bernal Profession : Actor Birth Details : November 30, 1978 (1978-11-30) (age 30) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Gael Garcia Bernal Trivia -

Studied acting in London. Close friend of Diego Luna. Son of Patricia Bernal and José Ángel García. Was named one of "People en Español"'s 25 Most Beautiful 2002 (June 2002 Issue) Dated actress Natalie Portman (March 2003-May 2004) At 17, traveled to Europe and, in 1999, studied dramatic art at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England for three years. He was the first Mexican to be accepted at this prestigious school. He said his idols are Klaus Kinski, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Marcello Mastroianni. Invited to join AMPAS in 2005. As he is Mexican born, he had to be able to do a convincing Spanish accent before Pedro Almodóvar would allow him to get his role(s) in the movie La mala educación (2004). Close friends with Argentinian actress Dolores Fonzi His favorite actor is Javier Bardem and would love to work with him in the future. His favorite actresses are Emily Watson and Juliette Binoche. Was officially in the BAFTA longlist (Equivalently, the semi-finals) for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his role in Babel (2006), which consisted of 15 finalists for each category (except Animated Film). However, he was eliminated in the next round, which the five official nominees were selected. [2007]. Choosen by Empire Magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in the world (#65) 2007. Played Ernesto 'Che' Guevara twice: in Fidel (2002) (TV) and in Diarios de motocicleta (2004). Speaks French, Italian, Spanish and some Portuguese. Was ranked #7 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008). Co-founder of the production company _Canana Films [mx]_ along with childhood friend and fellow actor Diego Luna and Mexican producer Pablo Cruz. The company focuses on Mexican - and Latin American-themed features that deal with social justice issues. Expecting his first child with girlfriend Dolores Fonzi. They met on the set of Vidas privadas (2001). Has family from the same town as Fernanda Romero, and Frank Miranda. Son, Lázaro, born January 8, 2009 in Madrid.

Gael Garcia Bernal Detailed Biography -

Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor. Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco to Patricia Bernal (an actress and former model) and José �ngel García (an actor and director). His stepfather is Sergio Yasbek, who his mother married when he was young. Gael speaks Spanish, Italian, French, and English. He is also a close friend of actor Diego Luna. Bernal started acting as a one-year-old and spent most his teen years starring in soap operas. Bernal was becoming a soap-opera heartthrob, but at age 19, he left Mexico's television world to study acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, UK. Subsequently, Bernal has starred in some of Mexico's most celebrated recent films, beginning with Amores Perros (2000), then 2001's Y Tu Mamá También, and El Crimen del Padre Amaro (2002). It was his debut as a working-class street thug in the Oscar-nominated Amores Perros that first grabbed Hollywood's attention. He has also done some theatre work, including a 2005 production of Bodas de sangre ("Blood Wedding"), by Federico García Lorca in the Almeida theatre, London. Bernal also portrayed Cubano revolutionary Che Guevara in 2004's The Motorcycle Diaries, an adaptation of a journal a 23-year-old Guevara wrote about his travels across South America.