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| 3 | Gael García Bernal (born 30 November, 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, producer and director with a strong interest in political activism. |
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| 5 | His parents, José Ángel García and Patricia Bernal, were both theatre actors and he started acting as a one year old. After working in telenovelas through his teens, he launched his film career with roles in ''Film/AmoresPerros'' and then ''Film/YTuMamaTambien''. In the latter film, he co-starred with his best friend, Creator/DiegoLuna, to great critical acclaim, winning awards at the Venice Film Festival and MTV awards. |
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| 7 | The two of them went on co-found Canana Films (independent production company) and Ambulante A.C. (an organisation that works to bring documentary films to places where they are rarely shown). |
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| 9 | Later notable acting roles for García include ''Film/TheMotorcycleDiaries'', ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', and the TV series ''Series/MozartInTheJungle'' (for which he won a Golden Globe award). |
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| 11 | He was the last person to be interviewed by legendary British interviewer Sir David Frost and the interview was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slaYgTy2MPE released posthumously]] with García narrating the program in the style of a documentary. |
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| 13 | His half-brother Darío Yazbek Bernal is an actor in his own right. |
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| 15 | !! Selected filmography: |
| 16 | * ''Film/AmoresPerros'' (2000) as Octavio |
| 17 | * ''Film/YTuMamaTambien'' (2001) as Julio Zapata |
| 18 | * ''Film/ElCrimenDelPadreAmaro'' (2002) as Father Amaro |
| 19 | * ''Film/TheMotorcycleDiaries'' (2004) as Che Guevara |
| 20 | * ''Film/{{Bad Education|2004}}'' (2004) as Juan/Angel and Zahara |
| 21 | * ''Film/{{Babel}}'' (2006) as Santiago |
| 22 | * ''Film/CasaDeMiPadre'' (2012) as Onza |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{No}}'' (2012) as Rene |
| 24 | * ''Film/CesarChavez'' (2014) cameo (also producer) |
| 25 | * ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'' (2014) as Maziar Bahari |
| 26 | * ''Series/MozartInTheJungle'' (2014-2018) as Rodrigo |
| 27 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' (2017) as Héctor ([[MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor English and Latin American Spanish dubs]]) |
| 28 | * ''Film/{{Old}}'' (2021) as Guy |
| 29 | * ''Series/StationEleven'' (2021-22) as Arthur Leander |
| 30 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (2022 -- present) as Jack Russell/Werewolf By Night |
| 31 | ** ''Film/WerewolfByNight2022'' |
| 32 | * ''Film/{{Cassandro}}'' (2023) as Saúl Armendáriz/Cassandro |
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