Alfonso Cuarón


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Alfonso Cuarón Orozco was born on November 28th in Mexico City, Mexico. From an early age, he yearned to be either a film director or an astronaut. However, he did not want to enter the army, so he settled for directing. He didn't receive his first camera until his twelfth birthday, and then immediately started to film everything he saw, showing ... See full bio »

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Won 4 Oscars. Another 256 wins & 200 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Gravity Writer
(2013)
Ihmisen pojat Writer
(2006)
(2001)
Roma Writer
(2018)

Filmography

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  A Boy and His Shoe (screenplay) (announced)
  Ascension (TV Series) (announced)
  Disclaimer (TV Series) (3 episodes) (filming)
 2018 Roma (written by)
  Believe (TV Series) (created by - 7 episodes, 2014) (creator - 6 episodes, 2014) (written by - 1 episode, 2014)
- Perception (2014) ... (creator)
- Second Chance (2014) ... (creator)
- Revelation (2014) ... (creator)
- Collapse (2014) ... (creator)
- Prodigy (2014) ... (creator)
 2014 Muddy Girl (Short) (writer - as Alfonso Cuaron)
 2013 Gravity (written by)
 2007 The Shock Doctrine (Documentary short) (written by)
 2007 The Possibility of Hope (Video documentary short) (concept)
 2006 Ihmisen pojat (screenplay)
 2006 Pariisi, rakkaudella (segment "Parc Monceau", as Alfonso Cuaron)
 2001 Ja äitiäs kans (written by)
 1997 Sístole diástole (Short) (screenplay)
 1991 Sólo con tu pareja (screenplay)
  Hora marcada (TV Series) (screenplay - 4 episodes, 1989 - 1990) (writer - 2 episodes, 1990)
- No retornable (1990) ... (screenplay)
- De Ogros (1990) ... (screenplay)
- Ángel Pérez (1990) ... (writer)
- Zangamanga (1990) ... (writer)
- No estoy jugando (1989) ... (screenplay)
 1983 Cuarteto para el fin del tiempo (Short) (screenplay)
 1983 Vengeance Is Mine (Short) (screenplay)
 1983 Who's He Anyway (Short) (screenplay)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed two commercials for PBS (Public Broadcasting Service), "Fish" and "Naked", for the series "Be More".

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews | 15 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

Official Sites:

Instagram | Twitter

Alternate Names:

Alfonso Cuaron | Poncho Cuarón | Alfonso Cuarón Orozco

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse:

Annalisa Bugliani  (divorced)  (2 children) | See more »

Children:

Tess Bu Cuarón | See more »

Parents:

Cuaron, Alfredo

Relatives:

Carlos Cuarón (sibling)
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Personal Quote:

[on Roma] Memory can be subject but it can also be objective. I was interested to observe those moments at a distance without a judging eye, not allowing the camera to interfere. See more »

Trivia:

He was the original director of the film The Perez Family (1995), but pulled out before production started. See more »

Trademark:

Often uses wide camera angles See more »

Nickname:

Alfie

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