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Gael Garcia Bernal

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Biography

Gael Garcia Bernal was born on November 30, 1978, in Guadalajara, Mexico. He started acting as an infant, and appeared in telenovelas throughout his…more

Born

11/30/1978, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Birth Name

Gael García Bernal

Gender

Male

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Guest Star (6)

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- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 38 Amy Poehler, Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal, The National
    5/6/09
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 79: Ep 1 The 79th Annual Academy Awards
    2/25/07
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
- At The Movies
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 4 8th March, 2006
    3/8/06
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 203 Khary Lazarre-White, Cidra Sebastien, Gael Garcia Bernal
    11/12/04
- Breakfast
  Himself
  - — 11 April 2002
    4/11/02
- Queen of Swords
  Churi
  - S 1: Ep 8 Honor Thy Father
    11/25/00

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- His favorite actresses are Emily Watson and Juliette Binoche.
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- When Bernal was in the acting school in London, Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu offered him a part in Amores Perros. To avoid an absence, he said he was sick for a week to make the audition for the part. He received get-well-letters from the school, making him feel very embarrassed.
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- Has been cast twice as the revolutionary guerrilla fighter Ernesto "Che" Guevara. First in the miniseries Fidel (2002) and later in the film Diarios de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries - 2004).
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- Bernal: I mean, I think Dumbo changed me, a lot!
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- Bernal: I think we're all political, in a way. What has happened recently in my case is that, fortunately, I've been able to get more in touch with the things I can change and do.
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- Bernal: I believe fervently in the nature, in truth and imagination, I believe in the blood, in life, words, and motivations.
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