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Guillermo del Toro
ギレルモ・デル・トロ
Gireerumo Deru Toro
Aliases:
Guillermo del Toro Gómez
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-10-09 （Guadalajara, Jalisco）
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Guadalajara, Mexico → Toronto, Canada → Los Angeles, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Producer, Author, Artist
- Active Years
- 1985-2025
- Affiliations
- Necropia, Mirada Studios, Tequila Gang
- Influenced By
- Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Dick Smith
- Influenced
- Many filmmakers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Guadalajara | — | Centro de Investigación y Estudios Cinematográficos | — | — | Mexico |
University of Guadalajara
Centro de Investigación y Estudios Cinematográficos
Country:
Mexico
Studied film
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Academy Award | The Shape of Water | 監督賞 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Academy Award | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | 長編アニメ映画賞 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Golden Lion | The Shape of Water | — | Venice Film Festival | 受賞 |
Academy Award
2018
Work:
The Shape of Water
Category:
監督賞
Organization:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result:
受賞
Academy Award
2023
Work:
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Category:
長編アニメ映画賞
Organization:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result:
受賞
Golden Lion
2017
Work:
The Shape of Water
Organization:
Venice Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Strain
2009 HorrorApocalyptic vampire trilogy.
VampiresApocalypse
The Fall
2010 HorrorSecond book in The Strain trilogy.
VampiresApocalypse
The Night Eternal
2011 HorrorFinal book in The Strain trilogy.
VampiresApocalypse
Bibliography
- Alfred Hitchcock (1990)
- The Strain (2009)
- The Fall (2010)
- The Night Eternal (2011)
- Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities (2013)
- The Shape of Water (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Visually rich prosePoetic grotesque
- Recurring Motifs
- MonstersCatholicismCelebration of imperfectionUnderworld motifs
Legacy
Renowned innovator in horror and dark fantasy, multiple Academy Award winner. Lifelong fascination with monsters reflected in his works.
Museums
- Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters Los Angeles County Museum of Art et al. Opened in 2016
In Popular Culture
- One of the Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema
Quotes
-
I cannot pontificate about it, but by the time I'm done, I will have done one movie, and it's all the movies I want.
Source: Twitch Film interview (2013)
Trivia
- Father kidnapped in 1997, $1M ransom paid.
- Made short films with Super 8 camera as a child.
- Skeptical of AI in filmmaking.