Mexican Guillermo del Toro can add an academic degree to his glittering film career after being recognized with an honorary doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Meanwhile, his most recent film Pinocchiowill be released this Thursday in theaters in Argentina and will arrive on Netflix in December.
The director received recognition from Mexican writer Rosa Beltrán at the UNAM facilities in the city of Los Angeles. During the ceremony, in direct contact with the rest of the personalities also recognized by the University at the Mining Palace in Mexico City, Del Toro thanked the Rector Enrique Graue Wiechers.
According to the Mexican director, Fundamental is the cultural work carried out by the public university, which is free and recognized worldwide for its contribution to knowledge.
“It’s important, as a Mexican, to have the ability to travel to global creative spaces, but always remember that your roots will never stop being in Mexico,” del Toro said. personal, because he comes from a university that has gone hand in hand with the deepest cultural life of Mexico ”.
His career
Del Toro was born in Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco, on October 9, 1964. He studied at the Center for Research and Film Studies of the University of Guadalajara, where he graduated in 1983 and was also a professor. He worked for years in makeup design before founding his own production company Necropia with which he created his first feature film. Chronosince 1993.
This work has earned del Toro nine Ariel Awards, the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar. After this film, del Toro emigrated to the United States, where he made films such as Hellboy, Pacific Rim’ Pacific Rim), Crimson Peak (The Scarlet Summit), The Shape of Water, and more recently Nightmare Alley (Alley of Lost Souls)among many others.
In 2007 he was nominated for his first Academy Award for screenplay Pan’s Labyrinth, which he also directed. The film won Academy Awards in several categories: for best art direction, cinematography and makeup.
Ten years later, with The shape of waterthe love story of a cleaning lady and an amphibious creature imprisoned in a laboratory, del Toro won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture.
the shape of water it also won awards for Best Original Music for the work of Alexandre Desplat and for Best Production Design.
“Pinocchio” is coming
Now, another creation of his is awaited with great anticipation. Del Toro will release his animated film frame-by-frame in theaters next week Pinocchio (Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro), which, later, on December 9, will land on Netflix.
Pinocchio is a stop-motion animated musical film featuring the voices of Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Christopher Waltz, and Tilda Swinton, among others.
“I walked the roads that were opening up and that’s what I want to say to the people who come, to the young people – said the director during the ceremony – That road is open, that road is legitimate and that road that was mine that I give you. ” Del Toro has supported young creators through Animéxico Arts and Animation Scholarships.
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Source: Clarin
