Info
- Full Name: Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Date of birth: August 15, 1963 (62 years old)
- Location: Ciudad de México, México
- Country: Mexico
- Height: 1,84m
Alejandro González Iñárritu has been active for 2026 years, participating in 14 movies that average a 7.6/10 score.
Biography
Born in Mexico DF Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu traveled to Europe and Africa at the age of 17 years stowaway on a cargo ship. Until age 19 he was looking for life on two continents until he got back to his native country. According to him, these trips marked him much in his later career as a director. When he returned he graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana in the communications career. During the following years he was presenting a radio program about rock music with which he won enough money to start his own production company, Z Films. In 2000 he released his first film, 'Amores Perros', which earned him his first Oscar nomination and opened the door to Hollywood. Is the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and by the Directors Guild of America for Best Director. His five feature films 'Amores perros' (2000), '21 Grams' (2003), 'Babel' (2006), 'Biutiful' (2010), and 'Birdman' (2014), have gained critical acclaim worldwide including two Academy Award nominations.
awards
- Golden Globes: 2 1
- BAFTA Awards: 3 1
- Academy Awards (Oscars): 3 2
Last appearances: movies and tv shows
Videos
'A World Unseen' documentary, about 'The Revenant' shooting
January 25 2016
Curiosidades
He is friends with fellow Mexican directors Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro. They often support each other.
He is among an elite group of directors who have won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (Original/Adapted) for the same film. In 2015 he won all three for 'Birdman' (2014). The others are Francis Ford Coppola, Leo McCarey, Billy Wilder, James L. Brooks, Peter Jackson, and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
Often uses animal deaths in his films.