Actor Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal
Photo of actor Gael García Bernal
​García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Angel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom his mother married when García Bernal was young. He started acting at just a year old and spent most of his teen years starring in telenovelas. Gael studied the International Baccalaureate, with chemistry being unquestionably his favorite subject. When he was fourteen, he taught indigenous peoples in Mexico to read, often working with the Huichol Indians. In his later teens, he took part in peaceful demonstrations during the Chiapas uprisingof 1994.
Place of birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Date of birth
30th November 1978
Movies that starred Gael García Bernal (16 in total)
The Mother poster

The Mother [2023]

Hector
Old poster

Old [2021]

Guy
Ema poster

Ema [2019]

Gastón
Coco poster

Coco [2017]

Héctor (voice)
Desierto poster

Desierto [2015]

Moises
Rosewater poster

Rosewater [2014]

Maziar Bahari
Letters to Juliet poster

Letters to Juliet [2010]

Victor
Blindness poster

Blindness [2008]

Bartender / King of Ward Three
Babel poster

Babel [2006]

Santiago
The Science of Sleep poster

The Science of Sleep [2006]

Stéphane
The King poster

The King [2006]

Elvis
The Motorcycle Diaries poster

The Motorcycle Diaries [2004]

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
Bad Education poster

Bad Education [2004]

Ángel/Juan/Zahara
The Crime of Padre Amaro poster

The Crime of Padre Amaro [2002]

Padre Amaro
Y Tu Mamá También poster

Y Tu Mamá También [2001]

Julio Zapata
Amores Perros poster

Amores Perros [2000]

Octavio
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