FILM DIRECTOR

Alfonso Cuarón

1961 - Today

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Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (US: kwar-OHN; Spanish: [alˈfonso kwaˈɾon] ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. His accolades include four Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and seven BAFTA Awards. Cuarón made his feature film debut with the romantic comedy Sólo con tu pareja (1991), and directed the film adaptations A Little Princess (1995), and Great Expectations (1998). His breakthrough came with the coming-of-age film Y tu mamá también (2001) which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso Cuarón is the 216th most popular film director (down from 214th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 48th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Film Director.

Alfonso Cuarón is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. He has directed many critically acclaimed films, such as "Y Tu Mamá También" (2001), "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), "Children of Men" (2006), and "Gravity" (2013).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alfonso Cuarón ranks 216 out of 2,041. Before him are Chris Columbus, Agnieszka Holland, Frank Lloyd, Robert Aldrich, Miklós Jancsó, and Mahesh Bhatt. After him are Liliana Cavani, Mike Newell, Jerzy Skolimowski, Stanley Kramer, Bertrand Blier, and Donald P. Bellisario.

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Among people born in 1961, Alfonso Cuarón ranks 45. Before him are Julia Gillard, Samy Naceri, Woody Harrelson, Tim Roth, Enzo Francescoli, and Randy Jackson. After him are Karl von Habsburg, William C. McCool, Larry Mullen Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Henry Rollins, and Kim Tok-hun.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Alfonso Cuarón ranks 46 out of 729. Before him are Juan Rulfo (1917), Guillermo del Toro (1964), Ramon Novarro (1899), Victoriano Huerta (1850), Consuelo Velázquez (1916), and Pedro Lascuráin (1856). After him are Thomas Mayne Reid (1818), Guadalupe Victoria (1786), María Félix (1914), Silvia Pinal (1931), Vicente Guerrero (1782), and Dolores del Río (1905).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mexico

Among film directors born in Mexico, Alfonso Cuarón ranks 2. Before him are Guillermo del Toro (1964). After him are Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963), Emilio Fernández (1904), Arturo Ripstein (1943), Mario Van Peebles (1957), Guillermo Navarro (1955), Jorge Fons (1939), Rodrigo Prieto (1965), Carlos Reygadas (1971), and Michel Franco (1979).

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