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Gael Garcia Bernal
Gael Garcia Bernal, born 30 November 1978 in Mexico, is one of cinema's hottest talents and a rising star of recent years. Having graduated from Mexican televions, via London's Central School of Speech and Drama, he first captured attention in Amores Perros (2000), directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. His reputation as a promising young actor was cemented by starring in Y tu mamá también (2001) and El Crimen Del Padre Amaro (2002), the former receiving rave reviews.
Other notable films featuring Bernal include The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), in which he played a young, pre-revolutionary Che Guevara for the second time after 2002 mini-series Fidel; Pedro Almodovar's Bad Education (2004); James Marsh's The King (2005); Michel Gondry's The Science Of Sleep (2006); and Fernando Meirelles' Blindness (2008). His second collaboration with Alejandro González Iñárritu on Babel (2006) is probably the most widely-seen of Bernal's roles to date, though the film is arguably the most divisive in his catalogue, with critics and audiences either loving or hating it.
Refreshingly, and unique to many successful actors, Bernal has seemingly refused to succumb to the temptation of Hollywood, and has remained a prominent presence in the independent film industry. The majority of his roles have been in non-English language films, which is not to say that he is averse to other roles, merely that he appears to focus on the strength of his characters and the films themselves rather than seeking box-office popularity.
Clearly an intelligent and thoughtful actor, Bernal has made a perfect transition from television to the big screen. That he speaks Spanish and English fluently (his near-flawless American accent in The King is ample proof of the latter), and also Italian, French and Portuguese, is testament to his flexibility. It also means that, hopefully, he will continue to appear in a diverse range of films spanning the global film industry - benefitting himself and cinema-goers alike.
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Mammoth
(2009)
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Thomas McCarthy, Marife Necesito
Director: Lukas Moodysson
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While on a trip to Thailand, a successful American businessman tries to radically change his life. Back in New York, his wife and daughter find their relationship with their live-in Filipino maid changing around them. At the same time, in the Philippines, the maid's family struggles to deal with ..read more »
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The Limits of Control
(2009)
Starring: Isaach De Bankole, Alex Descas, Jean-Francois Stevenin
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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"The Limits of Control" is the story of a mysterious loner, a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. His journey, paradoxically both intently focused and dreamlike,..read more »
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Rudo & Cursi
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Armando Hernández
Director: Carlos Cuarón
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Rudo & Cursi reunites Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna onscreen for the first time since Y Tu Mama Tambien as Beto (Luna) and Tato (Bernal) Verdusco, brothers who work on a banana plantation and play football for their village team. Nicknamed Rudo (Tough) because of his personality and football ..read more »
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67%
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Blindness
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Danny Glover
Director: Fernando Meirelles
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Based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago Blindness stars Julianne Moore as a doctor's wife who becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden Blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband (Mark ..read more »
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The Science Of Sleep
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emma De Caunes
Director: Michel Gondry
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The Science of Sleep, a playful romantic fantasy set inside the topsy-turvy brain of Stephane Miroux (Gael Garcia Bernal) an eccentric young man whose dreams constantly invade his waking life. Stephane pines for next-door neighbor, Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), but she becomes confused by his ..read more »
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61%
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Babel
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, Gael Garcia Bernal
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
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In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out - detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple's frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a ..read more »
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Bad Education
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Fele Martinez, Daniel Gimenez Cacho
Director: Pedro Almodovar
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A young man, Enrique (played by Fele Martinez) is working as a film director. He is visited by a childhood friend Ignacio Rodriguez (played by Gael Garcia Bernal), who is looking for work. Before he leaves Ignacio gives Enrique a book that he has written called 'The Visit'. The story centres around ..read more »
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Dot The I
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, James D'Arcy
Director: Matthew Parkhill
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Having experienced a violent relationship, Carmen finds solace and security in her new relationship with Barnaby, but is this enough? On the eve of her wedding, the relationship is put to the test as she becomes attracted to a mysterious stranger...
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58%
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I'm With Lucy
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Monica Potter, Craig Bierko, Julianne Nicholson
Director: Jon Sherman
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Lucy is about to get married and her best friend wants to know what lead up to that moment so Lucy explains that she has had five blind dates in the previous year and she is about to marry one of them - but which one.
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47%
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Y Tu Mama Tambien
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Maribel Verdu, Diego Luna
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
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This beautifully filmed, expertly acted film about two 17-year-old, middle class Mexican boys on summer break is deceivingly complex. The basic plot of the film is that best friends Tenoch (Diego Luna, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS) and Julio (Gael Garcia Bernal, AMORES PERROS), who think of nothing but sex, ..read more »
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70%
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Fidel
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Victor Huggo Martin, Gael Garcia Bernal, Patricia Velasquez
Director: David Attwood
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In 1959, Fidel Castro's small band of rebels, assisted by Che Guevara's guerrilla fighters, toppled the corrupt Cuban dictatorship of General Baptista. Castro then remained as Cuba's president for almost 50 years before stepping down due to ill health in 2008. This remarkable man survived a CIA led ..read more »
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57%
from 77 members
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Amores Perros
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Emilio Echeverria, Goya Toledo, Alvaro Guerrero
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
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Beginning with a kinetic, bone-crushing car accident, Amores Perros imaginatively interweaves the stories of its three victims: Octavio a young man who has fallen in love with his violent brother's wife; Valeria, a beautiful Mexican model for whom physical appearance is everything; and El Chivo, a ..read more »
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73%
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Bernal rises above this brutal yet beautiful film 13 September 2004
...The more I watch Gael Garcia Bernal, the more I believe he is truly one of the best young actors at present. Amores Perros 'Life's A Bitch' is a fantastically layered film with f...
Brilliant! 3 October 2004
