FILM DIRECTOR

Alfonso Cuarón

1961 - Today

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Alfonso Tiberio Cuarón Orozco (US: 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfonso Cuarón has received more than 7,898,911 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Alfonso Cuarón is the 214th most popular film director, the 48th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 47th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mexican Film Director.

Alfonso Cuarón is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. He has directed many critically acclaimed films, such as "Y Tu Mamá También" (2001), "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), "Children of Men" (2006), and "Gravity" (2013).

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alfonso Cuarón ranks 214 out of 2,041. Before him are Danny Boyle, Lina Wertmüller, Joe D'Amato, Thea von Harbou, Alan J. Pakula, and Mahesh Bhatt. After him are Robert Wise, Liliana Cavani, Carol Reed, Gojko Mitić, Barry Levinson, and Guy Ritchie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Alfonso Cuarón ranks 39. Before him are Tim Roth, Élisabeth Borne, Mylène Farmer, Dave Mustaine, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Henry Rollins. After him are Tom Ford, Dmitry Muratov, Karl von Habsburg, Andy Lau, Macky Sall, and Ricky Gervais.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Alfonso Cuarón ranks 48 out of 729. Before him are Linda Christian (1923), Victoriano Huerta (1850), Juan Rulfo (1917), José Clemente Orozco (1883), Consuelo Velázquez (1916), and Cuitláhuac (1476). After him are Chespirito (1929), Vicente Guerrero (1782), Ahuitzotl (1486), Guadalupe Victoria (1786), José María Morelos (1765), and Dolores del Río (1905).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Mexico

Among film directors born in Mexico, Alfonso Cuarón ranks 3. Before him are Guillermo del Toro (1964), and Alejandro González Iñárritu (1963). After him are Emilio Fernández (1904), Arturo Ripstein (1943), Mario Van Peebles (1957), Guillermo Navarro (1955), Rodrigo Prieto (1965), Jorge Fons (1939), Carlos Reygadas (1971), and Michel Franco (1979).

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