Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (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. Known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting.
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| Full name at birth | Guillermo del Toro Gómez
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| Claim to fame | Pan`s Labyrinth
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| Date of birth | 9 October 1964
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| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist
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| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S.Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Net worth | $30,000,000 USD
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| High school | Centro de Investigación y Estudios Cinematográficos, in Guadalajara
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| University | University of Guadalajara
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| Talent agency | Exile Entertainment (LA)
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- Dec. 2007 - Ranked #37 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
- Turned down a chance to direct I Am Legend (2007), One Missed Call (2008), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2008) and Halo (2009) to work on Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).
- Lost 45 lbs. while making Laberinto del fauno, El (2006), which he admitted in the DVD's video prologue.
- Turned down a chance to direct Blade: Trinity (2004), AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) to work on his dream project: Hellboy (2004).
- In 2007, he was one of 10 Mexican Oscar-nominees. The others were Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga, Adriana Barraza, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo Navarro, Emmanuel Lubezki, Eugenio Caballero, Pilar Revuelta and Fernando Cámara.
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