Biografie und Filmografie

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro Gómez (spanisch: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; * 9. Oktober 1964) ist ein mexikanischer Filmemacher, Autor und Künstler. Sein Werk ist geprägt von einer starken Verbindung zu Märchen, Gothic und Horror. Oftmals verschmilzt er diese Genres, um dem Grotesken visuelle oder poetische Schönheit zu verleihen. Monster faszinieren ihn seit jeher; er betrachtet sie als Symbole großer Macht. Bekannt ist er als Pionier der Dark Fantasy im Film und für die Verwendung von Insekten- und religiösen Motiven, die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Katholizismus, die Feier der Unvollkommenheit, Unterweltmotive, praktische Spezialeffekte und die dominante bernsteinfarbene Beleuchtung.

... Im Laufe seiner Karriere wechselte del Toro zwischen spanischsprachigen Filmen – wie Cronos (1993), Das Rückgrat des Teufels (2001) und Pans Labyrinth (2006) – und englischsprachigen Filmen, darunter Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) und dessen Fortsetzung Hellboy II: Die Goldene Armee (2008), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), Shape of Water – Das Geheimnis des Wassers (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021) und Pinocchio (2022).

Als Produzent und Drehbuchautor wirkte er an Filmen wie „Das Waisenhaus“ (2007), „Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark“ (2010), der „Hobbit“-Filmreihe (2012–2014), „Mama“ (2013), „Das Buch des Lebens“ (2014), „Pacific Rim: Uprising“ (2018), „Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark“ (2019) und „Hexen hexen“ (2020) mit. 2022 schuf er die Netflix-Anthologie-Horrorserie „Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities“, eine Sammlung klassischer Horrorgeschichten.

Gemeinsam mit Chuck Hogan verfasste er die Romantrilogie „The Strain“ (2009–2011), die später als Comicreihe (2011–2015) und als Realfilm-Fernsehserie (2014–2017) adaptiert wurde. Mit DreamWorks Animation und Netflix schuf er das Animations-Franchise „Tales of Arcadia“, zu dem die Serien „Trollhunters“ (2016–2018), „3Below“ (2018–2019) und „Wizards“ (2020) sowie der Kinofilm „Trollhunters: Aufstieg der Titanen“ (2021) gehören.

Del Toro ist eng mit seinen mexikanischen Filmkollegen Alfonso Cuarón und Alejandro G. Iñárritu befreundet; gemeinsam bilden sie die „Drei Amigos des mexikanischen Kinos“. Er wurde mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet, darunter drei Oscars, drei BAFTA Awards, zwei Golden Globes, ein Daytime Emmy Award und ein Goldener Löwe. 2018 zählte ihn das Time Magazine zu den 100 einflussreichsten Menschen der Welt, und 2019 erhielt er einen Stern auf dem Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Fotos

Filme (177)

Digger

Digger

2026 · Thanks

THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN

THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN

2026 · Self

I Love Boosters

I Love Boosters

2026 · Thanks

The Thing Expanded

The Thing Expanded

2026 · Self

Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20

Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20

2025 · Self

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025 · Thanks

In Your Dreams - Im Traum ist alles möglich

In Your Dreams - Im Traum ist alles möglich

2025 · Thanks

Frankenstein: Una lección de anatomía

Frankenstein: Una lección de anatomía

2025 · Self - Writer / Director

Mollusk

Mollusk

2025

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

2025

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

2025 · Director, Producer, Writer

Sangre del Toro

Sangre del Toro

2025 · Self

Action, Sand und Endzeit: Die Mad-Max-Saga

Action, Sand und Endzeit: Die Mad-Max-Saga

2025 · Self

Der weiße Hai: Die Geschichte hinter dem Blockbuster

Der weiße Hai: Die Geschichte hinter dem Blockbuster

2025 · Self

Netflix Tudum 2025

Netflix Tudum 2025

2025 · Self

Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema

Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema

2025 · Self

The Monkey

The Monkey

2025 · Thanks

Dario Argento: Panico

Dario Argento: Panico

2024 · Self

The Apprentice - The Trump Story

The Apprentice - The Trump Story

2024 · Thanks

Megalópolis

Megalópolis

2024 · Thanks

El templo del cine: 100 años del legendario Egyptian Theatre

El templo del cine: 100 años del legendario Egyptian Theatre

2023 · Self

Die Caine-Meuterei vor Gericht

Die Caine-Meuterei vor Gericht

2023 · Thanks

Die letzte Fahrt der Demeter

Die letzte Fahrt der Demeter

2023 · Thanks

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

2023 · Self

George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina

George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina

2023

Pinocho de Guillermo del Toro: Cine tallado a mano

Pinocho de Guillermo del Toro: Cine tallado a mano

2022 · Self, Executive Producer

Guillermo del Toros Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toros Pinocchio

2022 · Screenstory, Screenplay, Director, Producer, Lyricist

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022 · Self

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

2022 · Self

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

2021 · Director, Screenplay, Producer

Antlers

Antlers

2021 · Producer

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021 · Self

Trolljäger – Das Erwachen der Titanen

Trolljäger – Das Erwachen der Titanen

2021 · Screenplay, Producer, Creator, Book

I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón

I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón

2020 · Self

Hexen hexen

Hexen hexen

2020 · Producer, Screenplay

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

2020 · Self

Historias de miedo para contar en la oscuridad

Historias de miedo para contar en la oscuridad

2019 · Screenstory, Producer

Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha

2019 · Self

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

2019 · Self

The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'

The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'

2019 · Self

Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar

Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar

2018 · Guillermo del Toro

Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2

Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2

2018 · Self

Titanes del Pacífico: La insurrección

Titanes del Pacífico: La insurrección

2018 · Producer

Ayotzinapa: The Turtle's Pace

Ayotzinapa: The Turtle's Pace

2018 · Producer

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

2018 · Self, Thanks

Shape of Water - Das Flüstern des Wassers

Shape of Water - Das Flüstern des Wassers

2017 · Producer, Story, Screenplay, Director

When Romero Met Del Toro

When Romero Met Del Toro

2017

78/52

78/52

2017 · Self

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

2017 · Self

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

2016 · Self

The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak

The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak

2016 · Self

A Living Thing

A Living Thing

2016

Hand Tailored Gothic

Hand Tailored Gothic

2016 · Self

I Remember Crimson Peak

I Remember Crimson Peak

2016 · Himself

Crimson Phantoms

Crimson Phantoms

2016

Kung Fu Panda 3

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016 · Executive Producer

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

2015 · Self

The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet

The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet

2015 · Self

La Cumbre Escarlata

La Cumbre Escarlata

2015 · Director, Writer, Producer

Metal Gear Solid: Legacy

Metal Gear Solid: Legacy

2015 · Self

Extraordinary Tales

Extraordinary Tales

2015 · Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')

The Thin Yellow Line

The Thin Yellow Line

2015 · Producer

Lennon or McCartney

Lennon or McCartney

2014 · Self

Der Hobbit - Die Schlacht der fünf Heere

Der Hobbit - Die Schlacht der fünf Heere

2014 · Screenplay

Manolo und das Buch des Lebens

Manolo und das Buch des Lebens

2014 · Land of Remembered Captain's Wife (voice), Producer

Drachenzähmen leicht gemacht 2

Drachenzähmen leicht gemacht 2

2014 · Thanks

Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

2014 · Self, Thanks

Der Hobbit - Smaugs Einöde

Der Hobbit - Smaugs Einöde

2013 · Screenplay

Necessary Evil: Los Súper Villanos de DC Comics

Necessary Evil: Los Súper Villanos de DC Comics

2013

The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim

The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim

2013 · Self

Gravedad

Gravedad

2013 · Thanks

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

2013 · Self

Spanish Gothic

Spanish Gothic

2013 · Self

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013 · Self

Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

2013 · Screenplay, Director, Producer

Mama

Mama

2013 · Executive Producer

Der Hobbit - Eine unerwartete Reise

Der Hobbit - Eine unerwartete Reise

2012 · Screenplay

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

2012 · Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)

Men in Suits

Men in Suits

2012 · Self

Die Hüter des Lichts

Die Hüter des Lichts

2012 · Executive Producer

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

2012 · Self

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2012 · Self

The Captured Bird

The Captured Bird

2012 · Executive Producer

Der gestiefelte Kater

Der gestiefelte Kater

2011 · Moustache Man / Comandante (voice), Executive Producer

Zombie Lover

Zombie Lover

2011 · Interviewee

Reclaiming 'Mimic'

Reclaiming 'Mimic'

2011 · Self, Conceptual Illustrator

A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'

A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'

2011 · Self, Conceptual Illustrator

Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

2011 · Self, Thanks

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

2011 · Self

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011 · Creative Consultant

Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween

Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween

2011 · Self

Welcome to Bleak House

Welcome to Bleak House

2010 · Himself, Thanks

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

2010 · Creature (Voice), Screenplay, Producer

Megamente

Megamente

2010 · Creative Consultant

Biutiful

Biutiful

2010 · Associate Producer

Julia's Eyes

Julia's Eyes

2010 · Producer

Scott Pilgrim gegen den Rest der Welt

Scott Pilgrim gegen den Rest der Welt

2010 · Thanks

Splice - Das Genexperiment

Splice - Das Genexperiment

2010 · Executive Producer

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

2009 · Self

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

2009 · Self

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

2009 · Self

Rabia - Stille Wut

Rabia - Stille Wut

2009 · Producer

Sector 9

Sector 9

2009 · Thanks

Kick it - Zwei wie Feuer und Wasser

Kick it - Zwei wie Feuer und Wasser

2008 · Producer

El último truco

El último truco

2008 · Self

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

2008 · Self

Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Zinco Epilogue

Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Zinco Epilogue

2008 · Screenplay

James Bond 007 - Ein Quantum Trost

James Bond 007 - Ein Quantum Trost

2008 · Additional Voices (voice)

Stille Nacht, mörderische Nacht

Stille Nacht, mörderische Nacht

2008 · Executive Producer

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

2008 · Self

Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies

Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies

2008 · Self

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

2008 · Self

Saul Bass: Title Champ

Saul Bass: Title Champ

2008 · Self

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

2008 · Self

Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators

Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators

2008 · Self

Insignificant Things

Insignificant Things

2008 · Producer

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

2008 · Self

Hellboy - Die goldene Armee

Hellboy - Die goldene Armee

2008 · Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Story

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

2008 · Self

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

2008 · Self

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

2008 · Self, Thanks

Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Prologue

Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Prologue

2008 · Screenplay

The Color and the Shape

The Color and the Shape

2007 · Self

Pan and the Fairies

Pan and the Fairies

2007 · Self

The Power of Myth

The Power of Myth

2007 · Self

The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale

The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale

2007 · Self

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

2007 · Self

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

2007 · Self

Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

2007 · Self

Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence

Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence

2007 · Thanks

El diario de los muertos

El diario de los muertos

2007 · Newsreader (voice) (uncredited), Thanks

Das Waisenhaus

Das Waisenhaus

2007 · Executive Producer

Year of the Nail

Year of the Nail

2007 · Thanks

Hellboy Animated - Blut & Eisen

Hellboy Animated - Blut & Eisen

2007 · Creative Producer

07 Spaceys

07 Spaceys

2007

Hellboy Animated - Schwert der Stürme

Hellboy Animated - Schwert der Stürme

2006 · Creative Producer

Pans Labyrinth

Pans Labyrinth

2006 · Director, Producer, Writer

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005

Home Delivery

Home Delivery

2005 · Presenter, Executive Producer

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

2004 · Self

Que es un fantasma?

Que es un fantasma?

2004

Cronicas - Das Monster von Babahoyo

Cronicas - Das Monster von Babahoyo

2004 · Producer

Hellboy

Hellboy

2004 · Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Fight Choreographer

Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'

Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'

2004 · Self

Noin

Noin

2003 · Guillermo del Toro

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

2002 · Self

I Murder Seriously

I Murder Seriously

2002 · Executive Producer

The Blood Pact: The Making of Blade II

The Blood Pact: The Making of Blade II

2002 · Self

Blade II

Blade II

2002 · Director

Mimic 2

Mimic 2

2001 · Characters

Y Tu Mama Tambien - Lust for Life

Y Tu Mama Tambien - Lust for Life

2001 · Thanks

The Devil's Backbone: Behind the Scenes

The Devil's Backbone: Behind the Scenes

2001

The Devil's Backbone

The Devil's Backbone

2001 · Screenplay, Director

Torrente 2 – Mission Marbella

Torrente 2 – Mission Marbella

2001 · Thanks

Bullfighter - Irgendwo in Mexiko

Bullfighter - Irgendwo in Mexiko

2000 · Bullboy #2

Amores Perros

Amores Perros

2000 · Editorial Coordinator

Under a Spell

Under a Spell

1999 · Producer

Torrente - Der dumme Arm des Gesetzes

Torrente - Der dumme Arm des Gesetzes

1998 · Thanks

Mimic

Mimic

1997 · Director, Screenplay, Screenstory

Algunas nubes

Algunas nubes

1995 · Makeup Effects

La invención de Cronos

La invención de Cronos

1993 · Man Walking Dog (uncredited), Screenplay, Director

Sólo con tu pareja

Sólo con tu pareja

1992 · Thanks

Cabeza de Vaca

Cabeza de Vaca

1991 · Makeup Effects Designer

Dying in the Gulf

Dying in the Gulf

1990 · Makeup Effects, Storyboard

Goitia: A God for Himself

Goitia: A God for Himself

1989 · Special Effects Makeup Artist

Love Lies

Love Lies

1989 · Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Geometry

Geometry

1987 · Director, Writer, Producer

Obdulia

Obdulia

1986 · First Assistant Director

Mrs. Lupe

Mrs. Lupe

1986 · Director, Screenplay, Assistant Editor, Executive Producer, Casting

Doña Herlinda and Her Son

Doña Herlinda and Her Son

1985 · Executive Producer

The Fall: Part I

The Fall: Part I

· Self

The Fall: Part II

The Fall: Part II

· Self

Mad Dad

Mad Dad

· Self

The Bloody Benders

The Bloody Benders

· Producer

Sira and the Secret of the Park

Sira and the Secret of the Park

· Executive Producer

The Boy in the Iron Box

The Boy in the Iron Box

· Screenplay, Producer, Novel

Fury

Fury

· Director, Writer, Producer

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