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His novel El Bufalo de la Noche (The Night Buffalo) was adapted into a feature film by director Jorge Hernandez Aldana. See more trivia »

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in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Filmography

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2013 Zero Hour (short) (writer)
 
2013 Broken Night (short) (writer)
 
2010 El Pozo (short) (writer)
 
2008 The Burning Plain (written by)
 
2008 Dusk (short) (screenplay)
 
2007 El búfalo de la noche (novel / screenplay)
 
2006 Babel (idea / written by)
 
2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (written by)
 
2003 21 Grams (written by)
 
2001 Powder Keg (short) (written by)
 
2000 Amores Perros (written by / as Guillermo Arriaga Jordán)
 
1999 A Sweet Scent of Death (novel)
 
1999 ABC discapacidad (TV series documentary) (writer)
 
1997 Campeones sin límite (documentary short)
 
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2013 Words with Gods (producer) (post-production)
 
2013 Fin del mundo (short) (executive producer) (completed)
 
2008 Dusk (short) (producer)
 
2007 El búfalo de la noche (producer)
 
2004 Los elefantes nunca olvidan (short) (producer)
 
2003 21 Grams (associate producer)
 
2000 Amores Perros (associate producer - as Guillermo Arriaga Jordán)
 
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???? Rio, eu te amo (announced)
 
2013 Words with Gods (segment "La Sangre de Dios") (post-production)
 
2013 Broken Night (short)
 
2010 El Pozo (short)
 
2008 The Burning Plain
 
2000 Rogelio (short)
 
1999 Camino a casa (TV mini-series)
– El campeón (1999)
 
1997 Campeones sin límite (documentary short)
 
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1997 Campeones sin límite (documentary short)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1998 La isla de las muñecas (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (18 titles)
2012 Dreamers (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Screenwriters: The BAFTA and BFI Lecture Series (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Iconoclastas (TV series)
Himself
 
2011 Continuarà... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 November 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 59 Festival de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de clausura (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Special Jury Prize
 
2011 59 Festival de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de inauguración (TV special)
Himself
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 October 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 October 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Sidewalks Entertainment (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Burning Plain & Paradorum (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 September 2009 (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Inside the Cinema (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself
– Belén Rueda (2009) … Himself
 
2007 Conquistando Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
 
2007 Historias engarzadas (TV series documentary)
– Adriana Barraza I (2007)
 
2006 Saló de lectura (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Paraskinio (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 46o Festival Thessalonikis - Eikosi okto kinimatografistes (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Miradas 2 (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2003 Te toca (TV series)
Himself
 

Related Videos

The Burning Plain -- A drama with a two-tiered storyline concerning a mother (Basinger) and daughter (Theron) who try to form a bond after the young woman's difficult childhood. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada -- Ranch hand Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada -- Ranch hand Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "El Búfalo de la Noche" (1999); translated by Alan Page "The Night Buffalo" (2006) See more »

Alternate Names:

Guillermo Arriaga Jordán
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Personal Quote:

Hollywood is very tempting. It's tempting in the sense that you can be meeting interesting persons all the time. Living in Mexico allows me to be more down to earth, to see regular people, life itself bubbling. See more »

Trivia:

His novel El Bufalo de la Noche (The Night Buffalo) was adapted into a feature film by director Jorge Hernandez Aldana. See more »

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