“My story about becoming an actor is a completely non-romantic one. I became an actor because my parents were actors, and it seemed like a very... I knew I was going to act all my life, but I didn't know that I was going to be a professional actor. I thought I was just going to work as an actor every now and then.”

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.