Guillermo del Toro
Mexican filmmaker of Pan's Labyrinth, The Shape of Water and Frankenstein.
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- Guillermo del Toro (born 9 October 1964, Guadalajara) is a Mexican filmmaker whose work blends fairy tale, gothic and horror.
- He has moved between Spanish-language films such as Cronos, The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth and English-language ones including Hellboy, Pacific Rim, The Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley, Pinocchio and Frankenstein (2025).
- He created Netflix's Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities and co-wrote The Strain novels with Chuck Hogan.
Key facts
- Born
- 9 October 1964, Guadalajara, Jalisco1
- Selected films
- Cronos (1993), The Devil's Backbone (2001), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Hellboy (2004), Pacific Rim (2013), The Shape of Water (2017), Pinocchio (2022), Frankenstein (2025)1
- Television
- Tales of Arcadia (DreamWorks Animation and Netflix); Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)1
- Awards
- Three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, a Golden Lion1
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