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Guillermo del Toro
Directing

Guillermo del Toro
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1964-10-09,Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Gender
Male
Biography
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmoðel ˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterised 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. He is also known for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, anti-fascism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as Cronos (1993), The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006)—and English-language films, including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022). As a producer or writer, he worked on the films The Orphanage (2007), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Hobbit film series (2012–2014), Mama (2013), The Book of Life (2014), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), and The Witches (2020). In 2022, he created the Netflix anthology horror series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, featuring a collection of classical horror stories. With Chuck Hogan, he co-authored The Strain trilogy of novels (2009–2011), later adapted into a comic-book series (2011–15) and a live-action television series (2014–17). With DreamWorks Animation and Netflix, he created the animated franchise Tales of Arcadia, which includes the series Trollhunters (2016–18), 3Below (2018–19), and Wizards (2020), and the sequel film Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021). Del Toro is close friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and they are collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema." He has received several awards, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Golden Lion. He was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018, and he received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guillermo del Toro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

5

07 Spaceys
2007-01-01

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

0

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007-12-03

Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

0

Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
2007-12-03

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

6

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008-06-03

I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón

6

I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón
2020-10-30

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

9.438

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005-10-04

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

7.2

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
2008-07-24

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

7.9

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007-12-18

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

0

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
2008-10-07

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

6.425

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
2023-06-17

El último truco

7.3

El último truco
2008-11-20

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

7.5

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012-09-29

8

Men in Suits
2012-11-28

Dario Argento: Panico

7

Dario Argento: Panico
2024-10-14

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

6.7

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
2012-11-30

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics

6.9

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013-10-23

George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina

0

George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina
2023-05-13

Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies

6

Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies
2008-10-07

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

6.5

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
2023-11-09

0

Zombie Lover
2011-10-25

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

0

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009-11-24

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

7

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013-07-19

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

0

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018-02-13

Metal Gear Solid: Legacy

6.5

Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
2015-09-01

3

Bullfighter
2000-10-01

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

0

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
2008-10-07

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

8

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012-10-30

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

6.8

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008-06-10

Extraordinary Tales

6.4

Extraordinary Tales
2013-02-28

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

10

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022-10-18

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

7.2

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016-09-06

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

7.5

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022-12-09

Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar

0

Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar
2018-11-28

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

7.2

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015-11-18

Lennon or McCartney

5.2

Lennon or McCartney
2014-12-12

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

6.8

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011-09-10

6.567

Puss in Boots
2011-10-27

The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet

0

The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet
2015-11-11

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

6.8

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009-11-03

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

6.3

North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009-11-03

7.2

78/52
2017-10-13

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

3

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
2020-03-26

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

7.4

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008-11-11

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

7.875

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
2004-07-27

Saul Bass: Title Champ

6.7

Saul Bass: Title Champ
2008-10-07

7.9

Five Came Back
2017-03-31

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

7

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008-10-07

The Book of Life

7.5

The Book of Life
2014-10-01

Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'

5.8

Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'
2004-01-01

Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema

0

Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema
2025-04-12

0

Spanish Gothic
2013-07-30

The Color and the Shape

8

The Color and the Shape
2007-12-26

Pan and the Fairies

8

Pan and the Fairies
2007-12-26

The Power of Myth

10

The Power of Myth
2007-12-26

The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale

7.5

The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale
2007-12-26

Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

0

Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
2014-02-24

Masters of Horror

7.7

Masters of Horror
2002-11-06

The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim

9.8

The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim
2013-10-15

The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'

0

The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
2019-01-14

Torrente 3: The Protector

5.41

Torrente 3: The Protector
2005-09-30

The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak

8.3

The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
2016-02-09

10

A Living Thing
2016-02-09

Hand Tailored Gothic

0

Hand Tailored Gothic
2016-02-09

I Remember Crimson Peak

10

I Remember Crimson Peak
2016-02-09

Crimson Phantoms

10

Crimson Phantoms
2016-02-09

Diary of the Dead

5.566

Diary of the Dead
2007-05-26

Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2

6

Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2
2018-12-11

7.3

Love, Antosha
2019-08-02

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

5.8

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010-11-06

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

6.8

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019-01-30

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

4.8

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008-03-25

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

6.8

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008-07-11

6.7

Hellboy
2004-04-02

6.7

Cronos
1993-11-05

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

6.66

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013-09-24

Quantum of Solace

6.33

Quantum of Solace
2008-10-29

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

7.5

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2022-08-13

When Romero Met Del Toro

0

When Romero Met Del Toro
2017-10-23

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

8

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021-09-17

0

Mollusk

Reclaiming 'Mimic'

0

Reclaiming 'Mimic'
2011-09-27

A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'

0

A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'
2011-09-27

Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

0

Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
2011-09-27

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

0

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
2002-09-03

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

4

HypaSpace
2002-05-13

The Director's Chair

7

The Director's Chair
2014-05-10

7.9

Barry
2018-03-25

7.175

Five Came Back
2017-03-31

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.342

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

The Game Awards

5

The Game Awards
2014-12-05

Elvis Goes There

9

Elvis Goes There
2019-02-04

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

7.55

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022-10-25

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

6.8

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018-04-29

8

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

5.735

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

8.279

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005-08-04

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Leonardo da Vinci

8.5

Leonardo da Vinci
2024-11-18

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

0

Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
2021-03-03