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Gael García Bernal

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Gael García Bernal

Born November 30, 1978 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico61 films

Gael García Bernal is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He is known for his performances in the films Amores perros (2000), Y tu mamá también (2001), Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), Old (2021), and Cassandro (2023). He has also played music conductor Rodrigo de Souza in the television drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018) and starred in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022).

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García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Mozart in the Jungle. He and fellow actor Diego Luna founded the production company Canana Films in Mexico City. In 2016, Time magazine named him in the annual Time 100 Most Influential People list. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.

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Coco posterFirst watchCoco20178.2as Héctor (voice)Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Amores Perros poster7.6Amores Perros2000Babel poster7.2Babel2006Letters to Juliet poster7.0Letters to Juliet2010Y Tu Mamá También poster7.4Y Tu Mamá También2001The Motorcycle Diaries poster7.4The Motorcycle Diaries2004Old poster6.3Old2021Werewolf by Night poster7.0Werewolf by Night2022Bad Education poster7.4Bad Education2004

Filmography

61 films as actor
  1. TBAZZorro
  2. TBAMonkey Hill
  3. TBAIn the Valley of ShadowsÁlvar Toledano
  4. 2026Zero A.D.: The Birth of ChristJoachim
  5. 2026Hombre Al AguaCamilo
  6. 2026The End of ItDiego
  7. 2026Nothing Between UsGuillermo
  8. 2025Sueño Perro
  9. 2025MagellanFernão de Magalhães
  10. 2025HollandDave Delgado
  11. 2024Another EndSal
  12. 2023CassandroSaúl "Cassandro"
  13. 2023The MotherHector
  14. 2023This One SummerThiago
  15. 2022Werewolf by NightJack Russell
  16. 2021OldGuy
  17. 2020Wasp NetworkViramontez
  18. 2019EmaGastón
  19. 2018The Kindergarten TeacherSimon
  20. 2018The AccusedMario Elmo
  21. 2018MuseoJuan Núñez
  22. 2017If You Saw His HeartDaniel
  23. 2017CocoHéctor (voice)
  24. 2016Salt and FireDr. Fabio Cavani
  25. 2016You're Killing Me SusanaEligio
  26. 2016NerudaOscar Peluchoneau
  27. 2016ZoomEdward
  28. 2015Eva Doesn't SleepMassera
  29. 2015DesiertoMoises
  30. 2014RosewaterMaziar Bahari
  31. 2014The ArdorKaí
  32. 2012VampsDiego Bardem (uncredited)
  33. 2012NoRené Saaverdra
  34. 2012The Loneliest PlanetAlex
  35. 2012Casa de Mi PadreOnza
  36. 2011A Little Bit of HeavenJulian Goldstein
  37. 2011Even the RainSebastián
  38. 2010Letters to JulietVictor
  39. 2009The Limits of ControlMexican
  40. 2009MammothLeo Vidales
  41. 2008Rudo & CursiTato
  42. 2008BlindnessBartender / King of Ward Three
  43. 2007The PastRímini
  44. 2007DéficitCristobal
  45. 2006BabelSantiago
  46. 2006The Science of SleepStéphane
  47. 2006The KingElvis Valderez
  48. 2004Bad EducationÁngel / Juan / Zahara
  49. 2004The Motorcycle DiariesErnesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
  50. 2003Dot the IKit Winter
  51. 2003Dreaming of JuliaRicky
  52. 2002The Crime of Padre AmaroPadre Amaro
  53. 2002I'm with LucyDate 2 - Gabriel
  54. 2002FidelChe Guevara
  55. 2001Don't Tempt MeJack Davenport
  56. 2001The Last PostJose Francisco
  57. 2001Y Tu Mamá TambiénJulio Zapata
  58. 2001Private LivesGustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
  59. 2001The Eye on the NapePablo
  60. 2000Amores PerrosOctavio
  61. 1996De Tripas, Corazón