Gael García Bernal

ABOUT GAEL GARCíA BERNAL

Director and actor who was awarded a Golden Globe for his performance in Mozart in the Jungle . He's starred in such films as Amores Perros, Y Tu Mamá También, The Motorcycle Diaries, Blindness and Babel .

He began starring in telenovelas in his teenage years. One of his early telenovela roles was in El Abuelo y Yo. He was the first Mexican applicant to be accepted at the Central School of Speech and Drama of London.

He voiced Héctor in the Oscar-winning animated movie Coco . In 2016, he was features as one of Time Magazine's Most Influential People.

His mother is actress Patricia Bernal and his father is director Jose Angel Garcia. He has a half-brother named Darío Yazbek Bernal who is also an actor. He was married to Dolores Fonzi from 2006 to 2014. They had a son named Lázaro and a daughter named Libertad. He previously dated Natalie Portman from 2003 to 2007.

He starred in Y Tu Mamá También and Rudo y Cursi with his close friend Diego Luna .