Guillermo del Toro was born October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. Raised by his Catholic grandmother, del Toro developed an interest in filmmaking in his early teens. Later, he learned about makeup and effects from the legendary Dick Smith (
The Exorcist) and worked on making his own short films...See full bio »
Co-funder of the Special Effects production company "Necropia" (1985) in association with Rigo Mora. The Necropia's first work in movies was to built a "Mexican curious" Marquette that it's supposed to be constructed by two characters in the Alfredo Ripstein hijo picture "Mentiras...
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I remember the worst experience of my life, even above the kidnapping of my father, was shooting
Mimic [del Toro's first Hollywood feature, in 1997, which was severely compromised by producer interference]. Because what was happening to me and the movie was far more illogical than kidnapping...
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Trivia:
Lost 45 lbs. while making
Pan's Labyrinth, which he admitted in the DVD's video prologue.
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Uses a lot of religious relics and artifacts. Always mentions Catholicism
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