Guillermo del Toro
Directing
Born: Oct 09, 1964
From: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty into the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and using insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as Cronos (1993), The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006)—and English-language films, including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022). As a producer or writer, he worked on the films The Orphanage (2007), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Hobbit film series (2012–2014), Mama (2013), The Book of Life (2014), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), and The Witches (2020). In 2022, …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Argento: Panico | Self | 2024 | 6.9 |
| Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds | Self | 2023 | 6.72 |
| George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina | 2023 | — | |
| Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre | Self | 2023 | 6.2 |
| Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story | Self | 2022 | 10.0 |
| I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón | Self | 2020 | 6.0 |
| Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead | Self | 2018 | — |
| Metal Gear Solid: Legacy | Self | 2015 | 6.5 |
| Extraordinary Tales | Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit … | 2015 | 6.488 |
| Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics | Self | 2013 | 6.871 |
| Drew: The Man Behind the Poster | Self | 2013 | 7.0 |
| Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | Self | 2012 | 7.4 |
| Men in Suits | Self | 2012 | 8.0 |
| El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza | Gamborimbo Ponx (voice) | 2012 | 6.6 |
| Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss | Self | 2012 | 7.4 |
| Zombie Lover | Interviewee | 2011 | — |
| Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2009 | — |
| The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't | Self | 2008 | 7.2 |
| Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown | Self | 2008 | 7.3 |
| Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock | Self | 2008 | — |
| El último truco | Self | 2008 | 7.5 |
| Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies | Self | 2008 | 6.0 |
| Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro | Self | 2008 | 7.0 |
| Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound | Self | 2008 | 6.5 |
| 07 Spaceys | 2007 | 5.0 | |
| Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard | Self | 2007 | — |
| Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers | Self | 2007 | — |
| Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self | 2007 | 7.8 |
| Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy | 2005 | 9.444 | |
| Bullfighter | Bullboy #2 | 2000 | 3.222 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1964 |
| From | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |