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Known Credits 84

Gender Male

Birthdate 1964-10-09 (61 Y.O)

Place Of Birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Also Known For 기예르모 델 토로Γκιγιέρμο Ντελ Τόροギレルモ・デル・トロギジェルモ・デル・トーロGuillermo del Toro Gómez

Guillermo del Toro

Biography

Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmoðel ˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterised by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is also known for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, anti-fas ...

Known For

Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema

Dario Argento: Panico

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina

Acting

2025 -- Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema | Self

2024 -- Dario Argento: Panico | Self

2023 -- Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre | Self

2023 -- Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds | Self

2023 -- George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina |

2022 -- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema | Self

2022 -- Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story | Self

2022 -- Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters | Self

2021 -- Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster | Self

2020 -- I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón | Self

2020 -- Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business | Self

2019 -- Love, Antosha | Self

2019 -- Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film | Self

2019 -- The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak' | Self

2018 -- Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 |

2018 -- Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar | Guillermo del Toro

2018 -- Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead | Self

2017 -- When Romero Met Del Toro |

2017 -- 78/52 | Self

2017 -- Five Came Back | Self

2016 -- The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant | Self

2016 -- Crimson Phantoms |

2016 -- A Living Thing |

2016 -- Hand Tailored Gothic | Self

2016 -- I Remember Crimson Peak | Himself

2016 -- The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak | Self

2015 -- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex | Self

2015 -- The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet | Self

2015 -- Metal Gear Solid: Legacy | Self

2014 -- Lennon or McCartney | Self

2014 -- The Book of Life | Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)

2014 -- Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams | Self

2013 -- Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics | Self

2013 -- The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim | Self

2013 -- The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy | Self

2013 -- Spanish Gothic | Self

2013 -- Drew: The Man Behind the Poster | Self

2013 -- Extraordinary Tales | Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')

2012 -- El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza | Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)

2012 -- Men in Suits | Self

2012 -- Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss | Self

2012 -- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | Self

2011 -- Puss in Boots | Comandante / Hombre del bigote (voice)

2011 -- Zombie Lover | Interviewee

2011 -- Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic' | Self

2011 -- A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic' | Self

2011 -- Reclaiming 'Mimic' | Self

2011 -- Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope | Self

2010 -- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Creature (Voice)

2009 -- Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock | Self

2009 -- North by Northwest: One for the Ages | Self

2009 -- The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style | Self

2008 -- El último truco | Self

2008 -- Hellboy: In Service of the Demon | Self

2008 -- Quantum of Solace | Additional Voices (voice)

2008 -- In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy | Self

2008 -- Saul Bass: Title Champ | Self

2008 -- Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro | Self

2008 -- Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies | Self

2008 -- Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock | Self

2008 -- Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown | Self

2008 -- Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited)

2008 -- Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound | Self

2008 -- The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't | Self

2008 -- Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist | Self

2007 -- Pan and the Fairies | Self

2007 -- The Color and the Shape | Self

2007 -- The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale | Self

2007 -- The Power of Myth | Self

2007 -- Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner | Self

2007 -- Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers | Self

2007 -- Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard | Self

2007 -- Diary of the Dead | Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

2007 -- 07 Spaceys |

2005 -- Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy |

2005 -- Torrente 3: The Protector | Contacto Giannina (scenes deleted)

2004 -- Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation | Self

2004 -- Hellboy | Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited)

2004 -- Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone' | Self

2002 -- Masters of Horror | Self

2002 -- The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' | Self

2000 -- Bullfighter | Bullboy #2

1993 -- Cronos | Man Walking Dog (uncredited)