Gael García Bernal Biography

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