Guillermo del Toro

Summary

Guillermo del Toro is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Guadalajara^[2]. He was born on October 9, 1964^[3]. He worked as a film director^[4], screenwriter^[5], novelist^[6], film producer^[7], and film actor^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.24% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,391 views/month, #2,451 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Guillermo del Toro's place of birth was Guadalajara^[2].
• Guillermo del Toro was born on October 9, 1964^[3].
• Guillermo del Toro held citizenship in Mexico^[10].
• Spanish was Guillermo del Toro's native language^[11].
• Guillermo del Toro worked as a film director^[4].
• Guillermo del Toro worked as a screenwriter^[5].
• Guillermo del Toro worked as a novelist^[6].
• Guillermo del Toro worked as a film producer^[7].
• Guillermo del Toro worked as a film actor^[8].
• Guillermo del Toro's professions included television actor^[12].
• Guillermo del Toro was educated at University of Guadalajara^[13].
• Guillermo del Toro was educated at National Autonomous University of Mexico^[14].
• Guillermo del Toro received the BAFTA Award for Best Direction^[15].
• Guillermo del Toro received the Nebula Award^[16].
• Guillermo del Toro received the Time Machine Award^[17].
• Guillermo del Toro received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form^[18].
• Guillermo del Toro received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[19].
• Guillermo del Toro received the Saturn Awards^[20].
• Guillermo del Toro was a member of Writers Guild of America West^[21].
• Guillermo del Toro's religion is recorded as agnosticism^[22].
• Guillermo del Toro is recorded as male^[23].
• Guillermo del Toro's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Guillermo del Toro's genre is fantasy^[25].
• Guillermo del Toro's genre is horror film^[26].
• Guillermo del Toro's genre is drama fiction^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1964-10-09^[30]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0b592c8f-1289-4393-9405-12db60abd649^[32]

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Origins and Family

Guillermo del Toro was born in Guadalajara^[2]. He was born on October 9, 1964^[3]. Spanish was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at University of Guadalajara^[13], a public university^[33], in Mexico^[34], founded in 1792^[35], headquartered in Guadalajara^[36] and National Autonomous University of Mexico^[14], a public research university^[37], in Mexico^[38], founded in 1910^[39], headquartered in Coyoacán^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director^[4], screenwriter^[5], novelist^[6], film producer^[7], film actor^[8], and television actor^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include BAFTA Award for Best Direction^[15], a class of award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1968^[43]; Nebula Award^[16], a group of awards^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1966^[46]; Time Machine Award^[17], a prize^[47], in Spain^[48], founded in 1992^[49]; Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form^[18], a dramatic presentation award^[50], founded in 2003^[51]; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[19], a commemorative plaque^[52], in United States^[53]; and Saturn Awards^[20], a film award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1972^[56].

Personal Life

Guillermo del Toro's religion is recorded as agnosticism^[22].

Why It Matters

Guillermo del Toro ranks in the top 0.24% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,391 views/month, #2,451 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Works attributed to him include The Strain^[59], a literary work^[60] and The Fall^[61], a literary work^[62].

FAQs

Where was Guillermo del Toro born?

Guillermo del Toro's place of birth was Guadalajara^[2].

What did Guillermo del Toro do for work?

Guillermo del Toro worked as film director^[4], screenwriter^[5], novelist^[6], film producer^[7], and film actor^[8].

Where did Guillermo del Toro go to school?

Guillermo del Toro was educated at University of Guadalajara^[13] and National Autonomous University of Mexico^[14].

What awards did Guillermo del Toro receive?

Honors received include BAFTA Award for Best Direction^[15], Nebula Award^[16], Time Machine Award^[17], and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form^[18].