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Guillermo DEL TORO

Date of birth: 1964-10-09
Hometown: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (birthplace)
Chronology:
(1986) Married Lorenza Newton.
(1997) His father was kidnapped in Mexico and held for seventy-two days until his ransom was paid.
Height: 178 cm
Favorites:
Movie monsters: Frankenstein's Monster and the Creature of the Black Lagoon.
Movie: Bride of Frankenstein
Skills & Abilities:
Fluent in both English & Spanish
Non-anime roles:
Additional Voices in "Quantum of Solace" (movie)
Bullboy #2 in "Bullfighter"
Comandante in "Puss in Boots" (DreamWorks animated film) (voice)
Contacto Giannina in "Torrente 3: El protector" (movie) (scenes deleted) (Spanish)
Creature in "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" (voice)
Creature Vocals in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (movie)
Gamborimbo Ponx in "El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza" (voice)
Guy Dressed as Dragon in "Hellboy" (movie) (uncredited)
Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife in "The Book of Life" (movie, voice)
Man Walking Dog in "Cronos" (movie) (uncredited) (Spanish)
Moustache Man in "Puss in Boots" (DreamWorks animated film) (voice)
Narrator in "Extraordinary Tales" (movie) (segment "The Pit and the Pendulum")
Newsreader in "Diary of the Dead" (movie, uncredited)
Pappy McPoyle in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Non-anime staff credits:
Assistant Editor for "Doña Lupe" (short) (Spanish)
Casting for "Doña Lupe" (short) (Spanish)
Director for "Blade II" (movie)
Director for "Crimson Peak" (movie)
Director for "Cronos" (movie) (Spanish)
Director for "Devil's Backbone" (movie) (Spanish)
Director for "Doña Lupe" (short) (Spanish)
Director for "Geometria" (short) (Spanish)
Director for "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (movie)
Director for "Hellboy" (movie)
Director for "Hora Marcada" (5 episodes) (Spanish)
Director for "Mimic" (movie)
Director for "Pacific Rim" (movie)
Director for "Pacific Rim: Jaeger Pilot Oculus Rift Experience" (VG)
Director for "Pan's Labyrinth" (movie) (Spanish)
Director for "The Shape of Water" (movie)
Director for "The Strain" (Night Zero episode & the prologue of the BK, NY episode)
Executive Producer for "Doña Lupe" (short) (Spanish)
Fight Choreographer for "Hellboy" (movie)
Producer for "Geometria" (short) (Spanish)
Screenplay for "Doña Lupe" (short) (Spanish)
Screenplay for "Geometria" (short) (Spanish)
News: Show:
Stop-Motion Junk Head Will Be Released in U.K. and Ireland Cinemas on Monday (Apr 20, 2023)
Stop-Motion Junk Head Will Be Released in U.K. and Ireland Cinemas on April 24 (Feb 23, 2023)
Anime Expo 2018: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind U.S. Premiere (Jul 6, 2018)
Guillermo del Toro Explains Why He is Not Director of Pacific Rim Uprising (Apr 12, 2017)
Pacific Rim: Maelstrom Casts Shyrley Rodriguez, Zhang Jin, More (Nov 30, 2016)
Actor Charlie Hunnam Will Not Appear in Pacific Rim 2 Film (Jul 26, 2016)
Actor Anton Yelchin Passes Away at 27 (Jun 19, 2016)
Pacific Rim 2 Casts Star Wars' John Boyega in Lead Role (Jun 6, 2016)
Jurassic World Co-Writer Derek Connolly Works on Pacific Rim 2 (May 12, 2016)
Story Details Revealed for Netflix, DreamWorks' Voltron Reimagining (Mar 24, 2016)
Pacific Rim 2 Gets Daredevil/Spartacus Showrunner Steven DeKnight as Director (Feb 24, 2016)
GameSpot: Hideo Kojima Wants New Game to Expand Into Anime (Feb 19, 2016)
Hideo Kojima, Guillermo del Toro to Host Joint Presentation at D.I.C.E. Summit (Feb 3, 2016)
Ghibli's When Marnie Was There Anime Nominated for Oscar (Jan 14, 2016)
Hideo Kojima to be Inducted Into Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame (Jan 7, 2016)
Netflix, Dreamworks' Deal Expands to Includes Voltron Reimagining (Jan 5, 2016)
Hideo Kojima Interested in Working With Guillermo del Toro in Game, Film, or Anime (Dec 17, 2015)
Guillermo del Toro: Live-Action Monster is 'Out of HBO' (Oct 24, 2015)
Guillermo del Toro: Pacific Rim Sequel Is 'Not Gone' (Sep 17, 2015)
THR: Pacific Rim Sequel Halted Indefinitely (Sep 16, 2015)
Hideo Kojima, del Toro Plan to Collaborate on New Project (Jul 24, 2015)
Pacific Rim's del Toro Praises Oshii's Patlabor in Video (Apr 28, 2015)
Konami Confirms Silent Hills Cancellation (Apr 27, 2015)
Yomiuri Shimbun's 'Sugoi Japan Awards' Winners Announced (Mar 12, 2015)
Silent Hills Tokyo Game Show Trailer Previews Horror (Sep 18, 2014)
Hideo Kojima, del Toro, Walking Dead's Reedus Work on Next Silent Hill (Aug 12, 2014)
The World of Narue, Pacific Rim Win Seiun Awards (Jul 22, 2014)
Guillermo del Toro Wants to Make Live-Action Gantz (Jul 11, 2014)
Animated Pacific Rim Series in Talks With Japanese Studios (Jul 10, 2014)
Anime Expo 2014 - Dark Horse Comics (Jul 4, 2014)
Pacific Rim Gets Film Sequel & Animated Series (Jun 26, 2014)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 20-26 (Jan 28, 2014)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 13-19 (Jan 21, 2014)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 30-January 5 (Jan 13, 2014)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 23-29 (Jan 11, 2014)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Ranking, December 16-22 (Dec 24, 2013)
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Ranking, December 9-15 (Dec 17, 2013)
Guillermo del Toro to Hold 'Master Class' on Miyazaki in Toronto (Nov 15, 2013)
L.A. EigaFest to Show Miyazaki's Wind Rises, Live-Action Library Wars (Nov 14, 2013)
Pacific Rim & Lost Planet 3 Plan Collaboration (Jul 26, 2013)
Weekend Wrapup: 12/May - 18/May (May 20, 2013)
Australia's Siren Licenses Naoki Urasawa's Monster Anime (May 16, 2013)
Siren Visual Acquires Monster (May 16, 2013)
Del Toro: HBO Monster Show Would Follow Manga Closely (May 12, 2013)
Guillermo del Toro Develops Monster Manga as Possible HBO Show (Apr 24, 2013)
Producer: Battle Angel Film Planned After Avatar 2 (Feb 18, 2010)
Spirited Away Voted #3 Foreign Film in British Poll (Jan 2, 2008)
Hellboy Anime? (Feb 24, 2004)
Guillermo del Toro on Domu (Mar 27, 2002)
Astro Boy, Domu live action rights saught (Mar 18, 1999)
Interest:
Pinocchio Star Finn Wolfhard, Director Guillermo del Toro Discuss Chainsaw Man Anime in Video (Dec 23, 2022)
Other articles: Show:
del Toro's Pinocchio Film Wins Golden Globe Award Over Inu-Oh (Jan 11, 2023)
The ANN Aftershow - The 'Future' of Chainsaw Man Looks Grim (Dec 21, 2022)
Answerman - Why Are So Many Live Action Anime Adaptations Terrible? (Feb 2, 2018)
NBCUniversal Concludes US$3.8 Billion Deal to Acquire DreamWorks Animation (Apr 29, 2016)
Netflix, DreamWorks' Voltron Reimagining Teased in Image (Feb 9, 2016)
Pacific Rim Theme Park Attraction Opens in Vallejo, California (Jan 12, 2016)
Guillermo del Toro: Pacific Rim 2 Sequel Is 'Still Going' (Jan 12, 2016)
Anime News Network's Holiday 2015 Gift Guide - Art & Books (Nov 23, 2015)
Why Dangerous Anime Boys Are All The Rage (Nov 18, 2015)
The List - 6 Anime Based on Eastern Legends (Nov 14, 2015)
del Toro Submits Script for Pacific Rim 2 Film (Nov 1, 2015)
The X Button - Might Be Wrong (Oct 22, 2015)
Universal: Pacific Rim 2 Is Delayed But Still in the Works (Sep 30, 2015)
Guillermo del Toro: Gyo Manga's Junji Ito Worked on Silent Hills (Sep 27, 2015)
The X Button - Saber Rattling (Sep 24, 2015)
Silent Hills' Playable Teaser No Longer Available for Re-Downloading in U.S. (May 6, 2015)
The X Button - Formative Fears (Apr 29, 2015)
Konami Delisted From New York Stock Exchange (Apr 27, 2015)
Norman Reedus Comments on Silent Hills' Reported Cancellation (Apr 27, 2015)
Hideo Kojima's 'P.T.' Demo Game's Distribution Expires on April 29 (Apr 26, 2015)
Pacific Rim 2 Film Delayed to August 2017 (Apr 24, 2015)
4-Issue Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift Comic in the Works (Apr 5, 2015)
The X Button - Havoc Heart (Mar 25, 2015)
Director Guillermo del Toro Talks Pacific Rim 2 Plot Details (Nov 26, 2014)
Answerman - Nobody Loves The Weeaboo (Aug 22, 2014)
The X Button - Hive Finds (Aug 20, 2014)
The Mike Toole Show - Dropping the Ball on Anime (Feb 9, 2014)
Hey, Answerman! - Window Addressing (May 10, 2013)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Parasyte (Jul 5, 2012)
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