Full Name | Guillermo del Toro Gómez |
Nickname | Totoro |
Profession | Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Novelist |
Famous For | Directing films - Hellboy (2004), Pacific Rim (2013), The Shape of Water (2017) |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Physical Stats & More |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 168 cm
in meters- 1.68 m
in feet inches- 5’ 6” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 95 kg
in pounds- 209 lbs |
Eye Colour | Blue |
Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 9 October 1964 |
Age (as in 2018) | 54 Years |
Birth Place | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
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Nationality | Mexican |
Hometown | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
School | Not Known |
College/University | Centro de Investigación y Estudios Cinematográficos, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
Debut | Directorial & Writing: Cronos (1993, English-Spanish)
Production: Un Embrujo (1998)
Novel: The Strain (2009)
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Religion | Christianity (Roman Catholic) |
Ethnicity | Mexican |
Political Inclination | Democratic |
Address | 5970 Kingham Ct, Agoura Hills, California, USA |
Hobbies | Reading, Writing |
Awards/Honours/Achievements | 2007: BAFTA Award - Best Film Not in the English Language for the film 'Pan's Labyrinth' (2006)
2018: BAFTA Award - Best Direction for the film 'The Shape of Water' (2017)
2018: Golden Globe Award - Best Director for the film 'The Shape of Water' (2017)
2018: Academy Award - Best Director and Best Picture for the film 'The Shape of Water' (2017) |
Controversies | • In 2017, he criticized the Trump government by saying, "It's like a cancer. We have a tumor now. That doesn’t mean the cancer started with that tumor. It was gestating for so long."
• In 2018, before winning the Best Director Academy Award for the film 'Shape of Water', he faced various allegations of plagiarism. The allegations direct to a 2015 Dutch short film and a play from 1969. |
Girls, Affairs and More |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Lorenza Newton |
Marriage Date | Year 1986 |
Family |
Wife/Spouse | Lorenza Newton (m. 1986 - div. 2017)
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Children | Son- None
Daughters- Mariana Del Toro, Marisa Del Toro |
Parents | Father- Federico del Toro (Entrepreneur)
Mother- Guadalupe del Toro |
Siblings | None |
Favourite Things |
Favourite Beverage | Tequila |
Favourite Actor | Doug Jones |
Favourite Film | La Chienne
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Favourite Musician | Hans Zimmer
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Favourite Book(s) | Pet Sematary by Stephen King, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Michael Burgan |
Favourite Painter | Arnold Böcklin |
Style Quotient
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Car Collection | Cadillac (Customized)
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Money Factor
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Net Worth (approx.) | $20 million (£14.8 million) |