Gael García Bernal (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaɣˈsia βeɾˈnal]; born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor and director.
García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Angel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, who his mother married when García Bernal was young. He started acting at just a year old and spent most of his teen years starring in telenovelas....
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Gael García Bernal (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaɣˈsia βeɾˈnal]; born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor and director.
García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Angel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, who his mother married when García Bernal was young. He started acting at just a year old and spent most of his teen years starring in telenovelas. Gael studied at the International Baccalaureate, with chemistry being unquestionably his favorite subject. When he was fourteen, he taught indigenous peoples in Mexico to read, often working with the Huichol Indians. In his later teens he took part in peaceful demonstrations during the Chiapas uprising of 1994.
García Bernal was becoming a soap opera heartthrob, but at age 19, he left Mexico's television world to study acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, becoming the first person from Mexico to be accepted in the...
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