Gael García Bernal

​García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Angel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom 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 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 uprisingof 1994.

Movie		Character	Year
	Amores Perros	Octavio	2000
	Y tu mamá también	Julio Zapata	2001
	Bad Education	Ángel/Juan/Zahara	2004
	The Science of Sleep	Stéphane	2006
	Babel	Santiago	2006
	El Pasado	Rímini	2007
	Blindness	King of Ward 3	2008
	Mammoth	Leo Vidales	2009
	Letters to Juliet	Victor	2010
	A Little Bit of Heaven	Julian Goldstein	2011
	The Loneliest Planet	Alex	2011
	Casa De Mi Padre	Onza	2012
	No	René Saaverdra	2012
	Who Is Dayani Cristal?		2013