Guillermo del Toro
DirectingBorn
October 9, 1964
Place of Birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Biography
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty into the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known f…
Known For
The Simpsons
1989
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Futurama
1999
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Filmography
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026
The Thing Expanded
2026
Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson
2025
Mollusk
2025
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
Sangre del Toro
2025
It’s a Mad Max World
2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema
2025
Dario Argento: Panico
2024
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
2023
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
2023
George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina
2023
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2022
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón
2020
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
2020
Love, Antosha
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
2019
Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar
2018
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2
2018
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018
When Romero Met Del Toro
2017
78/52
2017
Five Came Back
2017
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016
I Remember Crimson Peak
2016
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
2016
A Living Thing
2016
Hand Tailored Gothic
2016
Crimson Phantoms
2016
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet
2015
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
2015
Extraordinary Tales
2015
Lennon or McCartney
2014
The Book of Life
2014
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
2014
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim
2013
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013
Spanish Gothic
2013
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
2012
Men in Suits
2012
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Puss in Boots
2011
Zombie Lover
2011
Reclaiming 'Mimic'
2011
A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'
2011
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
2011
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009
El último truco
2008
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008
Quantum of Solace
2008
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
2008
Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies
2008
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
2008
Saul Bass: Title Champ
2008
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
2008
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008
The Power of Myth
2007
Pan and the Fairies
2007
The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale
2007
The Color and the Shape
2007
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
2007
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007
Diary of the Dead
2007
07 Spaceys
2007
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
Torrente 3: The Protector
2005
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
2004
Que es un fantasma?
2004
Hellboy
2004
Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'
2004
Noin
2003
Masters of Horror
2002
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
2002
The Devil's Backbone: Behind the Scenes
2001
Bullfighter
2000
Cronos
1993
Leonardo da Vinci
2024
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
Directors on Directors
2021
Elvis Goes There
2019
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
Barry
2018
Five Came Back
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The Game Awards
2014
The Director's Chair
2014
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
HypaSpace
2002
Futurama
1999
The Simpsons
1989
The Oscars
1953
Golden Globe Awards
1944