Born Nov. 30, 1978, in Guadalajara, Bernal began his career as a child actor, and by age 12, he had been cast in a Mexican soap opera. Just four years later, he appeared in his first film, and soon thereafter, he left home to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Bernal's performance in 2001's Y Tu Mama Tambien cemented his reputation as a rising star, and more choice roles followed in films such as The Motorcycle Diaries, Pedro Almodovar's Bad Education and 2006's Babel (opposite Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett).
AddAmores PerrosAlejandro González Iñárritu's internationally acclaimed debut film -- which earned an Oscar nod for Best Foreign Language Film -- recounts three intertwining tales that unfold on the brutal streets of Mexico City. Octavio (Gael García Bernal) has an obsessive crush on his... Read More
AddY tu mamá tambiénWhen rich teenagers Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael Garcia Bernal) meet the alluring, older Luisa (Maribel Verdu) at a wedding, they try to impress her with stories of a road trip to a secret beach, and ultimately convince her to come with them. What follows in director Alfonso Cuaron's... Read More
AddThe Motorcycle DiariesThis foreign-language drama tells the incredible true story of a 23-year-old medical student from Argentina -- future revolutionary Che Guevara (Gael Garcia Bernal) -- who motorcycled across South America with his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna) beginning in 1951. Walter Salles's film... Read More
AddThe Science of SleepA timid young man can't control the fantastical plots and images of his dream world from intruding into his waking hours in this science-fiction romance from director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). After a promising new job sours, Stephane (Gael Garcia Bernal) finds new... Read More
AddBad EducationWhen film director Enrique (Fele Martinez) is visited by his childhood friend and lover, Ignacio (Gael García Bernal), Ignacio gives Enrique a short story he's written that's a factual account of the molestation he sustained at the hands of their Catholic school teacher, Father Manolo (Daniel... Read More
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