Gael García Bernal

Born: 1978-11-30

Gael García Bernal (born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries (where he played a young Che Guevara), Amores perros, Y tu mamá también, Babel, Coco, and Old, and for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Studios streaming television series Mozart in the Jungle. He and Diego Luna founded Canana Films in Mexico City. García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Mozart in the Jungle. In 2016, Time magazine named him in the annual Time 100 most influential people list. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.


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Coco

as Héctor (voice)
Released: 2017-10-27

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an...

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Y Tu Mamá También

as Julio Zapata
Released: 2001-06-08

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a...

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as Guy
Released: 2021-07-21

A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are...

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Werewolf by Night

as Jack Russell
Released: 2022-09-25

On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather...

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The Mother

as Hector
Released: 2023-05-04

A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years...

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Amores Perros

as Octavio
Released: 2000-06-16

A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a...

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Babel

as Santiago
Released: 2006-10-26

In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for...

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Letters to Juliet

as Victor
Released: 2010-05-13

An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands...

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The Motorcycle Diaries

as Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Released: 2004-02-06

Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara...

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Blindness

as Bartender / King of Ward Three
Released: 2008-05-14

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band...

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Cassandro

as Saúl "Cassandro"
Released: 2023-09-14

The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to...

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You're Killing Me Susana

as Eligio
Released: 2016-08-25

An actor's world comes crashing down after he learns that his wife has left him.

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Bad Education

as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
Released: 2004-03-19

Two children, Ignacio and Enrique, know love, the movies and fear in a religious school at the...

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The Accused

as Mario Elmo
Released: 2018-09-13

Dolores lived the life of a higher-class student until her best friend was found brutally...

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Dot the I

as Kit Winter
Released: 2003-01-18

Young lovers in London are wrapped up in a love triangle that may not be exactly what it seems....

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Desierto

as Moises
Released: 2015-04-12

A group of Mexican emigrants attempts to cross the Mexican-US border. What begins as a hopeful...

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Mammoth

as Leo Vidales
Released: 2009-01-19

While on a trip to Thailand, a successful American businessman tries to radically change his...

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The Crime of Padre Amaro

as Padre Amaro
Released: 2002-10-01

Sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito, young Father Amaro faces a moral...

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Rudo & Cursi

as Tato
Released: 2008-12-19

Two brothers living a hard life of manual labor in rural Mexico have a simple dream: saving...

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Salt and Fire

as Dr. Fabio Cavani
Released: 2016-12-07

A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But...

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A Little Bit of Heaven

as Julian Goldstein
Released: 2011-02-03

A guarded woman finds out she's dying of cancer but, when she meets her match, the threat of...

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as Diego Bardem
Released: 2012-08-25

The modern-day story focuses on two beautiful young vampires who are living the good nightlife...

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Neruda

as Oscar Peluchoneau
Released: 2016-08-11

It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator...

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The Limits of Control

as Mexican
Released: 2009-05-01

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one....

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Zoom

as Edward
Released: 2015-09-11

A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each...

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The Science of Sleep

as Stéphane
Released: 2006-06-25

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can...

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No

as René Saaverdra
Released: 2012-08-09

In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to...

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The Kindergarten Teacher

as Simon
Released: 2018-09-23

Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she...

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Museo

as Juan Núñez
Released: 2018-08-23

Mexico, 1985. Juan and Wilson, two perennial Veterinary students, perpetrate an audacious heist...

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Wasp Network

as Viramontez
Released: 2020-01-29

Havana, Cuba, 1990. René González, an airplane pilot, unexpectedly flees the country, leaving...

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Another End

as Sal
Released: 2024-03-21

Set in a near-future when a new technology exists that can put the consciousness of a dead...

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Casa de Mi Padre

as Onza
Released: 2012-03-15

Scheming of a way to save their father's ranch, the Alvarez brothers find themselves in a war...

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The Ardor

as Kaí
Released: 2014-05-14

Kaí is a mysterious shaman who emerges from the Rio Paraná to help a poor farmer and his...

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Don't Tempt Me

as Davenport
Released: 2001-11-30

Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.

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Rosewater

as Maziar Bahari
Released: 2014-11-07

In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for...

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Even the Rain

as Sebastián
Released: 2011-01-05

As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba,...

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The King

as Elvis
Released: 2006-05-05

A motiveless malignancy? Elvis leaves the Navy and heads for Texas where he contacts his father,...

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It Must Be Heaven

as Gael García Bernal
Released: 2019-12-04

Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his...

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Ema

as Gastón
Released: 2019-09-26

Ema is a magnetic and impulsive dancer in a reggaeton troupe. Her toxic marriage to...

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Breaking the Taboo

as Self
Released: 2011-06-03

Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this groundbreaking new documentary uncovers the UN sanctioned war...

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I'm with Lucy

as Date 2 - Gabriel
Released: 2002-09-04

It's an hour before Lucy's wedding and her best friend wants to hear all about what led up to...

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This One Summer

as Thiago
Released: 2023-01-04

Every summer, 10-year-old Dune goes with her parents to the south-west coast of France, where...

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Eva Doesn't Sleep

as Massera
Released: 2015-11-05

In 1952, Argentina's beloved First Lady, Eva Perón, died of cancer at the age of thirty-three. A...

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Director by Night

as Self
Released: 2022-11-04

Acclaimed composer Michael Giacchino made his directorial debut with Marvel Studios' Special...

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Fidel

as Che Guevara
Released: 2002-01-27

Fidel Castro rises to power in Cuba.

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Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

as Self
Released: 2001-06-08

On-set documentary about the making of the film "Y tu mamá también."

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Dreaming of Julia

as Ricky
Released: 2003-10-24

The year is 1958, and in Holguín, Cuba, a boy's world is about to change forever.

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The Loneliest Planet

as Alex
Released: 2012-05-25

Backpacking in the Caucasus Mountains, walking for hours, an engaged couple and their tour guide...

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If You Saw His Heart

as Daniel
Released: 2017-11-30

Cast out of his insular community, a damaged and down on his luck man teeters between a life of...

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Welcome to Holland

as Dave Delgado
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A Midwestern schoolteacher begins to suspect that her husband’s cheating on her, so she enlists...

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The Past

as Rímini
Released: 2007-10-26

After 12 years, Sofía and Rímini decided to separate. While Rímini finds it easy to move on and...

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Private Lives

as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
Released: 2001-03-24

Carmen Uranga is a 42 year-old woman who after 20 years jurisdiction of her native country...

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Chevolution

as uncredited
Released: 2008-04-01

Examines the history and legacy of the photo Guerrillero Heroico taken by famous Cuban...

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Perros, amores, accidentes

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-12-15

A three-part documentary featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the production of Amores perros.

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José & Pilar

as Self
Released: 2010-10-18

A deeply moving story about love, loss and literature, this documentary follows the days of José...

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De Tripas, Corazón

as uncredited
Released: 1996-01-01

The coming-of-age story of young milkboy Martín (García Bernal). While his friends Jesús...

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Déficit

as Cristobal
Released: 2007-05-21

Cristóbal is the son of a corrupt politician with great power. Without his parents at home, he...

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Saint Death

as Narrator
Released: 2007-09-28

In Mexico there is a cult that is rapidly growing- the cult of Saint Death. This female grim...

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Traveling with Che Guevara

as Che
Released: 2004-01-01

In 1952, Ernesto Guevara, then a medical student aged 23, and his friend Alberto Granado, a...

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Who Is Dayani Cristal?

as Himself
Released: 2013-01-17

An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama. The...

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Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

as Self
Released: 2007-09-30

The making of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel is chronicled through an observational...

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Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education

as Self
Released: 2004-12-24

A short featurette of behind the scenes footage from Almodóvar’s Bad Education (2004).

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The Eye on the Nape

as Pablo
Released: 2001-01-31

This is the story of Pablo, a young uruguayan exiled in México, whose father was disappeared...

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Z

as Zorro
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The western frontier reemerges. And as in the past, a hero answers the people's cry for justice.

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Los Invisibles

as Self
Released: 2010-11-08

This short documentary reviews the lives and experiences of mexican and centroamerican migrants...

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Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad

as Narrator
Released: 2010-09-16

Heroes of Flesh and Bones

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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Chelsea

as Self
First aired: 2016-05-11

It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that...

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Station Eleven

as Arthur Leander
First aired: 2021-12-16

A post apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines telling the stories of survivors of a...

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Mozart in the Jungle

as Rodrigo De Souza
First aired: 2014-02-06

In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on...

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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self
First aired: 2009-03-02

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show airing weeknights at 12:35 am...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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La Máquina

as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
First aired: 2024-10-09

After a devastating loss, Esteban “La Máquina” Osuna is at a low point in his boxing career....

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Maya and the Three

as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
First aired: 2021-10-22

A spirited princess with the heart of a warrior embarks on a mission to fulfill an ancient...

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Pixar Popcorn

as Hector (voice)
First aired: 2021-01-22

A collection of mini shorts starring some of your favorite Pixar characters in all-new, bite...

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El abuelo y yo

as Daniel García Medina
First aired: 1992-01-20

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Here on Earth

as El Pájaro
First aired: 2018-04-21

Follows the life of Carlos, a member of one of the most powerful families in Mexico and whose...

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LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

as Héctor (voice)
First aired: 2024-09-04

Join some of your favorite Pixar characters for adventures set in the world of LEGO! Each of the...

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1994

as Self
First aired: 2019-05-17

Archival video and new interviews examine Mexican politics in 1994, a year marked by the rise of...

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Pan y Circo

as Self
First aired: 2020-08-06

Taking back the ritual of food as a space for conversation and different points of view, actor...

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El Tema

as Host
First aired: 2021-04-12

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Fidel

as Che Guevara
First aired: 2002-12-14

Fidel Castro rises to power in Cuba.

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