Guillermo del Toro

Cast · Writer · Director

Born

October 9, 1964 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Birth name

Guillermo del Toro Gómez

"Since childhood I have been faithful to monsters, they have saved me. Because monsters, I believe, are the patron saints of our blissful imperfection. And they allow and embody the possibility of failing and living." The Latin American king of fantastic. When he was just a child he borrowed his father's Super 8 camera, started making his home-made short films and discovered a passion that would stay with him for the rest of his life. He studied film at the University of Guadalajara, specialized in makeup design and special effects and formed his own company, Necropia. Restless and passionate, at the age of 21 he produced and directed his first film, "Cronos" (1993), which won nine Ariel Awards and the award for Best Screenplay at the Sitges Film Festival. From then on, del Toro's career only went upwards, with more and more freedom and resources to create his marvelous worlds and unfold his magical and telluric imaginary. Hehas been honored with a Golden Globe and three Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture, both for "The Shape of Water" (2017), and Best Animated Feature for "Pinocchio" (2022). On the other hand, Guillermo del Toro is a great cultural promoter, generous with his colleagues and new talents, he was co-founder of the Guadalajara Film Festival and is recognized for motivating the potential of emerging filmmakers, always attentive to discover and providing training scholarships to young people in his country.