“I was asked to go to Cannes to present Amores Perros. And little did I know that this film would be huge. I saw it for the first time in Cannes, and it was the first time I'd seen myself on such a big screen. And it had a huge impact on me - it was the strangest feeling.”

Mexican actor and filmmaker

Gael García Bernal is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He has built an international career in film and has won honors including a Golden Globe Award and an Ariel Award. He is known for performances in Amores perros, Y tu mamá también, Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel, Coco, Old, Cassandro and Magellan. His work spans major Spanish-language and English-language productions, and he is closely associated with contemporary Mexican cinema.