Happy Birthday: Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Born: October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Married to:
Lorenza Newton (1986 – present) (2 children)

I remember the worst experience of my life, even above the kidnapping of my father, was shooting Mimic (1997) [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, which is brutal, but at least there are rules. Now when I look at Mimic, what I see is the pain of a deeply flawed creature that could have been so beautiful.

Cronos 1993 dir. del Toro starring Federico Luppi Ron Perlman

Hellboy 2004 dir. Guillermo del Toro Pan’s Labriynth 2007 dir. del Toro Starring Ivana Baquero Sergi López PACIFIC RIM 2013 dir. Guillermo del Toro Stars: Idris Elba Charlie Hunnam Hellboy II Directed by del Toro Starring Ron Perlman Selma Blair