Guillermo del Toro

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-10-09 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Guillermo del Toro

Biography

Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty into the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and using insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del...

Acting

2008

2012

2012

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

as Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)

2011

Zombie Lover

as Interviewee

2000

Bullfighter

as Bullboy #2

2013

Extraordinary Tales

as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')

2011

Puss in Boots

as Comandante / Hombre del bigote (voice)

2017

78/52

as Self

2017

2014

The Book of Life

as Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)

2013

2005

Torrente 3: The Protector

as Contacto Giannina (scenes deleted)

2007

Diary of the Dead

as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

2019

2010

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

as Creature (Voice)

2008

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

as Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited)

2004

Hellboy

as Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited)

1993

Cronos

as Man Walking Dog (uncredited)

2008

Quantum of Solace

as Additional Voices (voice)

2003

Noin

as Guillermo del Toro

Production

2001

2006

Pan's Labyrinth

as Director

2001

2006

Pan's Labyrinth

as Screenplay

2004

Hellboy

as Director

2006

Pan's Labyrinth

as Producer

2004

Hellboy

as Screenplay

2008

Rudo & Cursi

as Producer

1997

Mimic

as Director

1997

Mimic

as Screenplay

2007

The Orphanage

as Executive Producer

2008

1993

Cronos

as Screenplay

1993

Cronos

as Director

1985

Doña Herlinda and Her Son

as Executive Producer

2002

Blade II

as Director

2010

Splice

as Producer

2013

Pacific Rim

as Screenplay

2013

Pacific Rim

as Director

2010

Julia's Eyes

as Producer

2013

Mama

as Executive Producer

1987

Geometry

as Director

2015

Crimson Peak

as Director

2014

The Book of Life

as Producer

2007

2013

Pacific Rim

as Producer

1986

Mrs. Lupe

as Director

1986

Mrs. Lupe

as Screenplay

2007

2018

2007

2016

Una suegra muy norteña

as Executive Producer

2015

Crimson Peak

as Writer

2015

Crimson Peak

as Producer

1987

Geometry

as Writer

2009

District 9

as Thanks

1995

Algunas nubes

as Makeup Effects

1989

Love Lies

as Makeup Effects

1990

Dying in the Gulf

as Makeup Effects

1990

Dying in the Gulf

as Storyboard

2000

Amores Perros

as Editorial Coordinator

2004

Crónicas

as Producer

2025

Frankenstein

as Screenplay

2025

Frankenstein

as Director

2025

Frankenstein

as Producer

2017

1987

Obdulia

as First Assistant Director

2003

Mimic 2

as Characters

1992

-

The Buried Giant

as Producer

2012

The Captured Bird

as Executive Producer

1986

Mrs. Lupe

as Assistant Editor

2008

While She Was Out

as Executive Producer

2015

1987

Geometry

as Producer

1999

Under a Spell

as Producer

-

1986

Mrs. Lupe

as Executive Producer

2011

Puss in Boots

as Executive Producer

2016

Kung Fu Panda 3

as Executive Producer

1986

Mrs. Lupe

as Casting

2002

I Murder Seriously

as Executive Producer

2009

Rage

as Producer

2017

2017

The Shape of Water

as Screenplay

2017

2011

Kung Fu Panda 2

as Creative Consultant

2012

Rise of the Guardians

as Executive Producer

1991

Cabeza de Vaca

as Makeup Effects Designer

2021

Antlers

as Producer

2010

Megamind

as Creative Consultant

2013

Gravity

as Thanks

2005

Home Delivery

as Presenter

2006

1997

Mimic

as Screenstory

2021

Nightmare Alley

as Director

2021

Nightmare Alley

as Screenplay

2021

Nightmare Alley

as Producer

2001

2004

Hellboy

as Fight Choreographer

1989

Goitia: A God for Himself

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1989

Love Lies

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2020

2024

2010

Biutiful

as Associate Producer

-

The Buried Giant

as Director

2025

The Monkey

as Thanks

2024

Megalopolis

as Thanks

-

Sira and the Secret of the Park

as Executive Producer

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