ACTOR

Gael García Bernal

1978 - Today

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Gael García Bernal (Spanish: [ɡaˈel ɣaɾˈsi.a βeɾˈnal]; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He is known for his performances in the films Amores perros (2000), Y tu mamá también (2001), Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), Old (2021), and Cassandro (2023), for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the television series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018), and for starring in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022). García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Mozart in the Jungle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gael García Bernal has received more than 7,703,551 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Gael García Bernal is the 3,002nd most popular actor (down from 2,458th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 141st in 2019) and the 31st most popular Mexican Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gael García Bernal ranks 3,002 out of 13,578Before him are Philip Stone, John Carroll Lynch, Corinna Harfouch, Chris Farley, Norma Bengell, and Madge Sinclair. After him are Roger Carel, Michael V. Gazzo, Aidan Quinn, Freddie Highmore, Patricia Velásquez, and Li Li-hua.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Gael García Bernal ranks 50Before him are Ha Ji-won, Gabriel Heinze, Vanessa-Mae, Luis Fonsi, Igor Tudor, and Nicole Scherzinger. After him are Laetitia Casta, Homare Sawa, Lauren German, Amal Clooney, Gwendoline Christie, and Steve Chen.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Gael García Bernal ranks 168 out of 729Before him are Ignacio López Tarso (1925), Juan Almonte (1803), Bernard Francis Law (1931), Susana Dosamantes (1948), Silvestre Revueltas (1899), and Pascual Orozco (1882). After him are Juventino Rosas (1868), Ana Martín (1945), Nigel Bruce (1895), Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902), Maite Perroni (1983), and Luis Donaldo Colosio (1950).

Among ACTORS In Mexico

Among actors born in Mexico, Gael García Bernal ranks 31Before him are Pedro Armendáriz Jr. (1940), Victoria Ruffo (1962), Eugenio Derbez (1961), Claudio Brook (1927), Ignacio López Tarso (1925), and Susana Dosamantes (1948). After him are Ana Martín (1945), Nigel Bruce (1895), Maite Perroni (1983), Diana Bracho (1944), Adriana Barraza (1956), and Laura Harring (1964).