Gael García Bernal

Acting · Born 1978-11-30 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Biography

Gael García Bernal (Spanish: [ɡaˈel ɣaɾˈsi.aβeɾˈnal]; born 30 November 1978) 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). 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…

Filmography

• Amores Perros as Octavio
• Bad Education as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
• The Science of Sleep as Stéphane
• The Crime of Padre Amaro as Padre Amaro
• Babel as Santiago
• Y Tu Mamá También as Julio Zapata
• The Motorcycle Diaries as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
• The Mother as Hector
• Holland as Dave Delgado
• The King as Elvis