Guillermo del Toro

Quick Facts

Full Name	Guillermo del Toro
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Oct 9, 1964(1964-10-09)
Age	60
Birthplace	Guadalajara
Country	Mexico
Birth City	Jalisco
Horoscope	Libra

Guillermo del Toro Biography

Guillermo del Toro is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Producer, director and writer well-known by his contributions to films such like Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim, The Shape of Water and the Hellboy franchise. He was awarded Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for The Shape of Water.

He was the director of He directed Ron Perlman in the Hellboy films, as well as in Pacific Rim, Blade II and Cronos. in the Hellboy films along with Pacific Rim, Blade II and Cronos.

Del Toro has directed a wide variety of films, from comic book adaptations (Blade II, Hellboy) to historical fantasy and horror films, two of which are set in Spain in the context of the Spanish Civil War under the authoritarian rule of Francisco Franco. These two films, The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth, are among his most critically acclaimed works. They share similar settings, protagonists and themes with the 1973 Spanish film The Spirit of the Beehive, widely considered to be the finest Spanish film of the 1970s.

Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between personal, lower-budget Spanish language films, such as Cronos (1993) and The Devil’s Backbone (2001), and Hollywood tentpoles, including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Pacific Rim (2013), and Crimson Peak (2015). As a producer, del Toro worked on the films The Orphanage (2007), Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Hobbit film series (2012–14), Mama (2013), The Book of Life (2014), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019).

He married Lorenza Newton in 1986. The couple has twin daughters: Marisa as well as Mariana. In 1997 his father was abducted in Guadalajara. Then, he was returned safe.

Guillermo del Toro Net Worth

Guillermo del Toro is one of the richest Director from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Guillermo del Toro 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started learning about special effects at 8 years old. He produced the first film he ever made, Dona Lupe, in 1985. Then, he broke into the American market when he directed Blade II in 2002.

The Strain, his debut novel The Strain, was published in 2009.

Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðel ˈtoɾo] ; born October 9, 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, actor, and former special effects makeup artist. He is best known for the Academy Award-winning fantasy films Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) and The Shape of Water (2017), winning the Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture for the latter.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Guillermo del Toro height 5 ft 10 in Guillermo weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Guillermo del Toro Dating?

According to our records, Guillermo del Toro married to Lorenza Newton. As of December 1, 2023, Guillermo del Toro’s is not dating anyone.

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On December 1, 2008, del Toro expressed interest in a stop-motion remake to Roald Dahl’s novel The Witches, collaborating with Alfonso Cuarón. On June 19, 2018 it was announced that Del Toro and Cuarón would instead be attached as Executive Producers on the remake with Robert Zemeckis helming the project as Director and Screenwriter.

Facts & Trivia

Guillermo Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Guillermo del Toro celebrates birthday on October 9 of every year.

Del Toro was raised Roman Catholic. In a 2009 interview with Charlie Rose, he described his upbringing as excessively “morbid,” saying, “I mercifully lapsed as a Catholic … but as Buñuel used to say, ‘I’m an atheist, thank God.'” Though insisting that he is spiritually “not with Buñuel” and that “once a Catholic, always a Catholic, in a way.” He concluded, “I believe in Man. I believe in mankind, as the worst and the best that has happened to this world.” He has also responded to the observation that he views his art as his religion by saying, “It is. To me, art and storytelling serve primal, spiritual functions in my daily life. Whether I’m telling a bedtime story to my kids or trying to mount a movie or write a short story or a novel, I take it very seriously.” Nevertheless, he became a “raging atheist” after seeing a pile of human fetuses while volunteering at a Mexican hospital. He has claimed to be horrified by the way the Catholic Church complied with Francoist Spain, down to having a character in his film quote what actual priests would say to Republican faction members in concentration camps. Upon discovering the religious beliefs of C.S. Lewis, Del Toro has stated that he no longer feels comfortable enjoying his work, despite doing so beforehand. He describes Lewis as “too Catholic” for him, despite the fact that Lewis was never a Catholic.

Are Benicio del Toro and Guillermo related?

No relation to filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, despite a popular misconception.

What is Guillermo del Toro most famous for?

Guillermo del Toro, (born October 9, 1964, Guadalajara, Mexico), Mexican director, screenwriter, and producer who was known for imbuing horror and fantasy films with emotional and thematic complexity.

How much does Guillermo del Toro make?

Net Worth: $30 Million
Profession:| Film director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Actor, Novelist, Television Director, Television producer, Voice Actor

Why did del Toro use the imagery of a labyrinth?

Pan’s Labyrinth has been a frequent subject for critical analysis, with many seeing the film as an allegory for the aftereffects and trauma of war. Del Toro has expressed that Pan’s Labyrinth’s meaning is, at its heart, a simple story created to embody the fairytales that inspired the work.

Is Benicio Del Toro related to Brad Pitt?

Brad Pitt and Benicio Del Toro Both men have BAFTA Awards and both are brilliant actors, but when they’re on screen they can’t be mistaken. They talk differently, walk differently and definitely act differently.