• Birth Name: Gael García Bernal
  • Birth Place: Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/30/1978, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Actor
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Gael García Bernal Fast Facts:
  • Born to actor parents, he began his career in 1989 in the Mexican series Teresa.
  • First costarred with close friend Diego Luna in the 1992 teen series El Abuelo y Yo.
  • In 2000, he burst onto the international scene in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Amores Perros. He appeared in Iñárritu's Oscar-nominated drama Babel in 2006. 
  • Along with Luna, he received the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival for their performances in 2002's Y Tu Mamá También.
  • Twice played revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Gueveara, first in the 2002 TV-movie Fidel and again in the 2004 film Diarios de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries).
  • In 2005, he, Luna and Pablo Cruz formed the production company Canana Films.
  • Collaborated with singer Devendra Banhart on the duet "Cristobal," featured on Banhart's 2007 album, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.
  • Supports Amnesty International and co-directed the short-film collection The Invisibles for the organization to shed light on the plight of Mexican migrants.
  • Gael García Bernal Relationships:
  • Libertad - Daughter
  • Jose Angel Garcia - Father
  • Patricia Bernal - Mother
  • Dolores Fonzi - Significant Other
  • Lázaro - Son
  • Gael García Bernal Awards:
  • 2004 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • College:
  • Central School of Speech and Drama University of London, London, England
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