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Guillermo del Toro
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 (1973)) and worked on making his own short films. At the age of 21, del Toro ...
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2018
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
(TV Series) (created by - 1 episode)
- Terra Incognita Part One
(2018)
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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
(TV Series) (created by - 52 episodes, 2016 - 2018) (based on the book by - 4 episodes, 2017) (written by - 2 episodes, 2016) (story by - 1 episode, 2016) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 2016)
- The Eternal Knight Pt.2
(2018)
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- The Eternal Knight Pt.1
(2018)
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- Jimhunters
(2018)
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- A House Divided
(2018)
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- The Oath
(2018)
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The Strain
(TV Series) (created by - 45 episodes, 2014 - 2017) (based on the novels by - 44 episodes, 2014 - 2017) (writer - 1 episode, 2015) (teleplay by - 1 episode, 2014)
- The Last Stand
(2017)
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- The Traitor
(2017)
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- Extraction
(2017)
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- Ouroboros
(2017)
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- Tainted Love
(2017)
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2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Prologue
(Video short) (screenplay - as Guillermo Del Toro) / (story - as Guillermo Del Toro)
2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Zinco Epilogue
(Video short) (screenplay - as Guillermo Del Toro) / (story - as Guillermo Del Toro)
1988-1989
Hora Marcada
(TV Series) (screenplay - 4 episodes)
- Hamburguesas
(1989)
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- Invasión
(1988)
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- Con todo para llevar
(1988)
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- Caminos de Ayer
(1988)
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1 Print Biography | 24 Interviews | 21 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Alternate Names:
Guillermo Del Toro | Guillo Tine Del Toro | Girerumo Deru ToroHeight:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Stanley Kubrick's absolute control over the medium turns his rock-solid framing and tense timing into real weapons pointed directly at the unsuspecting audience of The Shining (1980). No one has ever used the Steadicam as perfectly as he did in the tracking shots behind Torrance, Danny's tricycle. He uses the soundtrack brilliantly, fusing concrete music with sound effects and score to unsettle ... See more »Trivia:
As of 2018, is one of 10 directors to win the Golden Globe, Director's Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar for the same movie, winning for The Shape of Water (2017) . The other directors to achieve this are Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Mike Nichols for The Graduate (1967), Milos Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Richard Attenborough for Gandhi (1982), Oliver Stone for Platoon ... See more »Trademark:
Many of his films have major scenes based in underground areas such as subways systems (Mimic (1997), Hellboy (2004)), sewers (Blade II (2002)), or large basements (The Devil's Backbone (2001)). See more »Star Sign:
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