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Guillermo Arriaga(I)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Guillermo Arriaga in The Burning Plain (2008)
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.
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Guillermo Arriaga was born on 13 March 1958 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a writer and producer, known for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), Amores Perros (2000) and 21 Grams (2003).
BornMarch 13, 1958
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BornMarch 13, 1958
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 11 wins & 33 nominations total

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Guillermo Arriaga in Words with Gods (2014)
Guillermo Arriaga, José María Yazpik, and Jennifer Lawrence at an event for The Burning Plain (2008)
Charlize Theron and Guillermo Arriaga at an event for The Burning Plain (2008)
Guillermo Arriaga at an event for The Burning Plain (2008)
Guillermo Arriaga at an event for The Night Buffalo (2007)
Guillermo Arriaga, Diego Luna, and Liz Gallardo at an event for The Night Buffalo (2007)
Guillermo Arriaga
Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, January Jones, Guillermo Arriaga, and Julio Cesar Cedillo at an event for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Barry Pepper, Guillermo Arriaga, and Julio Cesar Cedillo at an event for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Tommy Lee Jones and Guillermo Arriaga at an event for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

Known for:

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
7.3
  • Writer
  • 2005
Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, and Goya Toledo in Amores Perros (2000)
Amores Perros
8.1
  • Writer(as Guillermo Arriaga Jordán)
  • 2000
21 Grams (2003)
21 Grams
7.6
  • Writer
  • 2003
Babel (2006)
Babel
7.5
  • Writer
  • 2006

Credits

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Writer

  • Stories from la Frontera
    • written by
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Um Lobo entre os Cisnes
    • Writer
    • Post-production
  • La Hora Cero (2019)
    La Hora Cero
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • No One Left Behind (2019)
    No One Left Behind
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • B-167-980-098 (2018)
    B-167-980-098
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Libre de Culpa (2017)
    Libre de Culpa
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Bienvenido a la vida peligrosa (2017)
    Bienvenido a la vida peligrosa
    • Writer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2017
  • Alfredo Castro and Luis Silva in From Afar (2015)
    From Afar
    • based on a story by
    • 2015
  • En defensa propia (2015)
    En defensa propia
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Desde Abajo (2015)
    Desde Abajo
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Words with Gods (2014)
    Words with Gods
    • Writer (segment God's blood)
    • 2014
  • Rio, I Love You (2014)
    Rio, I Love You
    • written by (segment Texas)
    • 2014
  • Zero Hour (2013)
    Zero Hour
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Broken Night (2013)
    Broken Night
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • El Pozo
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • The Burning Plain (2008)
    The Burning Plain
    • written by
    • 2008
  • La hora cero (2008)
    La hora cero
    • screenplay
    • Short
    • 2008

Producer

  • Stories from la Frontera
    • executive producer
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • No One Left Behind (2019)
    No One Left Behind
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Bienvenido a la vida peligrosa (2017)
    Bienvenido a la vida peligrosa
    • producer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2017
  • On the Milky Road (2016)
    On the Milky Road
    • executive producer
    • 2016
  • Alfredo Castro and Luis Silva in From Afar (2015)
    From Afar
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Words with Gods (2014)
    Words with Gods
    • producer
    • 2014
  • Fin del mundo (2013)
    Fin del mundo
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • La hora cero (2008)
    La hora cero
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Camila Sodi in The Night Buffalo (2007)
    The Night Buffalo
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Los elefantes nunca olvidan
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2004
  • 21 Grams (2003)
    21 Grams
    • associate producer
    • 2003
  • Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, and Goya Toledo in Amores Perros (2000)
    Amores Perros
    • associate producer (as Guillermo Arriaga Jordán)
    • 2000

Director

  • Stories from la Frontera
    • Director
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • No One Left Behind (2019)
    No One Left Behind
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Desde Abajo (2015)
    Desde Abajo
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Words with Gods (2014)
    Words with Gods
    • Director (segment La Sangre de Dios)
    • 2014
  • Rio, I Love You (2014)
    Rio, I Love You
    • Director (segment Texas)
    • 2014
  • Broken Night (2013)
    Broken Night
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2013
  • El Pozo
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2010
  • The Burning Plain (2008)
    The Burning Plain
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Rogelio (2000)
    Rogelio
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2000
  • Camino a casa
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1999
  • Campeones sin límite
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1997
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Guillermo Arriaga Jordán
  • Born
    • March 13, 1958
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
  • Other works
    Novel: "El Búfalo de la Noche" (1999); translated by Alan Page "The Night Buffalo" (2006)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Wrote Alejandro G. Iñárritu's first three feature films: Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003) and Babel (2006).
  • Quotes
    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.
  • Trademark
      Non-linear storylines

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