Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
November 28, 1961
Place of Birth:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Alfonso Cuarón
Biography
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (US: /kwɑːˈroʊn/kwar-OHN; Spanish: [alˈfonso kwaˈɾon]; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. His accolades include four Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.
Cuarón made his feature film debut with the romantic comedy Sólo con tu pareja (1991) and directed the film adaptations A Little Princess (1995) and Great Expectations (1998). His breakthrough came with the coming-of-age film Y tu mamá también (2001), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He gained greater prominence for directing the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), the dystopian drama Children of Men (2006), the science fiction drama Gravity (2013), and the semi-autobiographical drama Roma (2018). The latter two won him Academy Awards for Best Director. He also won Best Film Editing for Gravity and Best Cinematography for Roma.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self |
| 2020 | I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón | Self |
| 2020 | Road to Roma | Self |
| 2019 | Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | Self |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2006 | Wanderlust | Himself |
| 2004 | The Magic Touch of Harry Potter | Self |
| 2001 | Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 100 Years of Warner Bros. | Self |
| 2023 | Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma | Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2009 | Creating the World of Harry Potter | Self - Director |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |