FILM DIRECTOR

Guillermo del Toro

1964 - Today

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Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðel ˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism and horror often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guillermo del Toro is the 196th most popular film director (down from 171st in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Mexico (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Film Director.

Guillermo del Toro is most famous for being a film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist. He is the director of many popular films such as Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy, and Pacific Rim.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Guillermo del Toro ranks 196 out of 2,041. Before him are G. W. Pabst, Jean Negulesco, Dino Risi, Joel Schumacher, Vincente Minnelli, and Margarethe von Trotta. After him are Danny Boyle, William Friedkin, Lev Kuleshov, Blake Edwards, Stephen Frears, and Ivan Reitman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Guillermo del Toro ranks 42. Before him are Tom Morello, Salvatore Schillaci, Courteney Cox, Lee Jae-myung, Gitanas Nausėda, and Carlos Ruiz Zafón. After him are Chris Cornell, Famke Janssen, Gianluca Vialli, Giuseppe Conte, Courtney Love, and Ronnie Coleman.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Guillermo del Toro ranks 41 out of 729. Before him are Mario J. Molina (1943), Venustiano Carranza (1859), Juan Diego (1474), Luis Barragán (1902), Plutarco Elías Calles (1877), and Juan Rulfo (1917). After him are Ramon Novarro (1899), Victoriano Huerta (1850), Consuelo Velázquez (1916), Pedro Lascuráin (1856), Alfonso Cuarón (1961), and Thomas Mayne Reid (1818).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mexico

Among film directors born in Mexico, Guillermo del Toro ranks 1. After him are Alfonso Cuarón (1961), 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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