Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''

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'' (1995), the romantic drama ''

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'' (1998), the

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road film ''

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'' (2001), the

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film ''

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'' (2004), the

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films ''

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'' (2006) and ''Gravity'' (2013), the semi-autobiographical drama ''Roma'' (2018), and the 2009 short ''I Am Autism''. Cuarón has received 10

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nominations, winning four including Best Director for ''Gravity'' and ''Roma'', Best Film Editing for ''Gravity'', and Best Cinematography for ''Roma''. He is the first Mexico-born filmmaker to win the Best Director award, and one of only four people to have been nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories.

Early life

Cuarón was born in

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, the son of Alfredo Cuarón, a doctor specializing in nuclear medicine, and Cristina Orozco, a pharmaceutical biochemist. He has two brothers;

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, also a filmmaker, and Alfredo, a conservation biologist. Cuarón studied philosophy at the

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and filmmaking at the

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, a school within the same university. There he met the director

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and

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, and they made what would be his first short film, ''Vengeance Is Mine''.

Career

1990s: Early career

Cuarón began working on television in

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, first as a technician and then as a director. His television work led to assignments as an assistant director for several film productions including '' La Gran Fiesta'', '' Gaby: A True Story'' and '' Romero'', and in 1991 he landed his first big-screen directorial assignment. In 1991, Cuarón directed '' Sólo con tu pareja'', a sex comedy about a womanizing businessman (played by

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) who, after having sex with an attractive nurse, is fooled into believing he's contracted

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. In addition to writing, producing and directing, Cuarón co-edited the film with Luis Patlán. The film, which also starred cabaret singer

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and model/actress

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(with whom Cuarón was linked between 1989 and 1993) was a big hit in Mexico. After this success, director

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hired Cuarón to direct an episode of '' Fallen Angels'', a series of

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stories produced for the Showtime premium cable network in 1993; other directors who worked on the series included

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, and

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. In 1995, Cuarón released his first feature film produced in the United States, ''

'', an adaptation of

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's classic novel. Cuarón's next feature was also a literary adaptation, a modernized version of

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's ''

'' starring

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, and

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2000s: International success

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In 2001, Cuarón found himself returning to Mexico with a Spanish-speaking cast to film ''

'', starring

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and

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. It was a provocative and controversial road comedy about two sexually obsessed teenagers who take an extended road trip with an attractive married woman who is much older than them. The film's open portrayal of sexuality and frequent rude humor, as well as the politically and socially relevant asides, made the film an international hit and a major success with critics. Cuarón shared an

nomination for

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with co-writer and brother

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. In 2004, Cuarón directed the third film in the successful ''

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'' series, ''

''. Cuarón faced criticism at the time from some ''

'' fans for his approach to the film, notably its tendency to take more creative liberties with the source material than its predecessors. However, author

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, who had seen and loved Cuarón's film ''Y tu mamá también'', said that it was her personal favorite from the series so far. Critically, the film was also better received than the first two installments, with some critics remarking its new tone and for being the first ''Harry Potter'' film to truly capture the essence of the novels. It has been subsequently rated by audience polls and critics as the best of the movie franchise series. In 2006, Cuarón's feature ''

'', an adaptation of the

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starring

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, and

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, received wide critical acclaim including three Academy Award nominations. Cuarón himself received two nominations for his work on the film, in Best Film Editing (with

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) and

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(with several collaborators). He created the production and distribution company

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("Esperanto Films", named because of his support for the international language

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), which has credits in the films '' Duck Season'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Cuarón also directed the controversial public service announcement ''I Am Autism'' for

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that was criticized by disability rights groups for its negative portrayal of autism.

2010s: Awards success

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In 2010, Cuarón began to develop the film ''Gravity'', a drama set in space. He was joined by producer David Heyman, with whom Cuarón worked on ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban''. Starring

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and

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, the film opened the

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in August. The film was then released in America in October 2013. The film became a financial success, earning 723.2 million at the box office against a budget of 130 million. The film also received many awards nominations. For the film, he received the

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in the category of Best Director. The film received ten Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. Cuarón won for Best Directing, becoming the first Latin American to win the award, while he and

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received the award for Best Film Editing. In 2013, Cuarón created ''

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as a mid-season entry. The series was created by Cuarón for

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and Warner Bros. Television. In 2014, ''

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'' placed him in its list of " 100 Most Influential People in the World" – Pioneers. In May 2015, Cuarón was announced as the president of the jury for the

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. Production began in fall 2016 for Cuarón's eighth film, ''

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'', a tale of a housekeeper for a middle class Mexican family in 1970s Mexico City, based on the life of his family's longtime maid, Liboria Rodríguez. The project was produced by Cuarón, Gabriela Rodríguez and Nicolás Celis and starred

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and

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both of whom received

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nominations. The film debuted at the

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, where it won the

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, and was distributed to select Mexican and American theaters before its online release on

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. ''Roma'' was highly acclaimed upon release; among its accolades are two Golden Globes (

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and Best Director for Cuarón) and three Academy Awards (Best Director,

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, and Best Cinematography for Cuarón) out of a leading ten nominations. In 2019, Cuaron signed an overall TV deal at Apple. His first TV show under an overall deal with

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was the show ''

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'', which was to star

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and

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Style

Cuarón often uses long takes and moving cameras to emulate a

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style.

Personal life

Cuarón is a vegetarian and has been living in London since 2000. Cuarón's first marriage was to Mariana Elizondo with whom he has a son,

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, born in 1981. Jonás is also a film director, known for ''

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'' and ''

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''. Alfonso's second marriage, from 2001 to 2008 was to Italian actress and freelance journalist Annalisa Bugliani, with whom he has two children. He has publicly shown his fascination for the Esperanto language and his support for the

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. He called his production company Esperanto Filmoj.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

*
Alfonso Cuarón: A Life in Pictures
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Early life

Career

1990s: Early career

2000s: International success

2010s: Awards success

Style

Personal life

Filmography

Awards and nominations

See also

Notes

References

External links