{"id":64832,"date":"2015-10-27T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T17:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=64832"},"modified":"2015-10-29T08:01:43","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T13:01:43","slug":"los-directores-mexicos-famous-filmmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/los-directores-mexicos-famous-filmmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Directores: Mexico’s Famous Filmmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get to know\u00a0the\u00a0three Mexican filmmakers dominating Hollywood and the Oscars. Let’s take a look at los Directores \u2014\u00a0the Directors.<\/em><\/h2>\n

Cover Image: Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n, Guillermo del Toro, and Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu via LA Times<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Over the past few years, nearly every major filmmaking award can be tied to these three filmmakers either through nominations or wins. Not only do they all come from Mexico, they frequently collaborate with each other. Each of their successes has pushed the trio further into the spotlight.<\/p>\n

Together, Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu,\u00a0Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n, <\/strong>and Guillermo del Toro<\/strong> have created some of the best films ever made. Not only do they share their successes together, they have also made careers for master cinematographers, writers, and actors.<\/p>\n

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Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu<\/a> was born in Mexico City, Mexico. At 16, he was expelled from school and began to travel the world<\/strong> as a sailor.<\/p>\n

Actually, when I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when I was 16 and 18. One of them crossed through the Mississippi and Baton Rouge and Mobile, Alabama, and another went all the way to Europe. On the last trip, I stayed in Europe for one year with $1,000, working everywhere I could, doing everything. Those years shaped me a lot and taught me the value of exploring different things. I didn’t have a normal academic career. I never studied cinema. I learned from life. – A.V. Club<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After his travels, he returned to Mexico City and attended college at the\u00a0Universidad Iberoamericana<\/a>. There he studied communications and landed a job as a radio DJ<\/strong> on the rock station WFM. He became the director of the station four years later, turning WFM into one of the most popular\u00a0radio stations in Mexico. He also began composing music for a series of films.<\/p>\n

I\u00f1\u00e1rritu eventually made his way into making commercials\u00a0<\/strong>and eventually met writer Guillermo Arriaga<\/a>. Together the two would go on to make the film\u00a0Amores Perros<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>The film masterfully combined three different stories tied around a single car crash. It was also the film debut of actor\u00a0Gael Garc\u00eda Bernal<\/a>.<\/p>\n