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Guillermo Arriaga(I)

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  • Director
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Guillermo Arriaga in The Burning Plain (2008)
A drama with a two-tiered storyline concerning a mother (Basinger) and daughter (Theron) who try to form a bond after the young woman's difficult childhood.
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Guillermo Arriaga was born on 13 March 1958 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a writer and producer, known for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), 21 Grams (2003) and Amores Perros (2000).
BornMarch 13, 1958
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BornMarch 13, 1958
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 35 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
    The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
    7.3
    Movie
    • Writer
    • 2005
    21 Grams (2003)
    21 Grams
    7.6
    Movie
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, and Goya Toledo in Amores Perros (2000)
    Amores Perros
    8.0
    Movie
    • Writer(as Guillermo Arriaga Jordán)
    • 2000
    Babel (2006)
    Babel
    7.5
    Movie
    • Writer
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Stories from la Frontera
      • written by
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • Um Lobo Entre os Cisnes (2024)
      Um Lobo Entre os Cisnes
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Upon Open Sky (2023)
      Upon Open Sky
      6.2
      • writer
      • 2023
    • La Hora Cero (2019)
      La Hora Cero
      7.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • No One Left Behind (2019)
      No One Left Behind
      6.6
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • B-167-980-098 (2018)
      B-167-980-098
      8.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Libre de Culpa (2017)
      Libre de Culpa
      9.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Bienvenido a la vida peligrosa (2017)
      Bienvenido a la vida peligrosa
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Alfredo Castro and Luis Silva in From Afar (2015)
      From Afar
      6.6
      • based on a story by
      • 2015
    • En defensa propia (2015)
      En defensa propia
      8.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Desde Abajo (2015)
      Desde Abajo
      7.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Words with Gods (2014)
      Words with Gods
      6.3
      • Writer (segment "God's blood ")
      • 2014
    • Rio, I Love You (2014)
      Rio, I Love You
      5.2
      • written by (segment "Texas")
      • 2014
    • Zero Hour (2013)
      Zero Hour
      7.7
      Short
      • writer
      • 2013
    • Broken Night (2013)
      Broken Night
      5.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 2013
    • El Pozo
      7.2
      Short
      • writer
      • 2010

    Producer

    • Stories from la Frontera
      • executive producer
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • Upon Open Sky (2023)
      Upon Open Sky
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2023
    • No One Left Behind (2019)
      No One Left Behind
      6.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Bienvenido a la vida peligrosa (2017)
      Bienvenido a la vida peligrosa
      Podcast Series
      • producer
      • 2017
    • On the Milky Road (2016)
      On the Milky Road
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Alfredo Castro and Luis Silva in From Afar (2015)
      From Afar
      6.6
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Words with Gods (2014)
      Words with Gods
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Fin del mundo (2013)
      Fin del mundo
      9.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • La hora cero (2008)
      La hora cero
      6.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Camila Sodi in The Night Buffalo (2007)
      The Night Buffalo
      4.7
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Los elefantes nunca olvidan
      6.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2004
    • 21 Grams (2003)
      21 Grams
      7.6
      • associate producer
      • 2003
    • Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, and Goya Toledo in Amores Perros (2000)
      Amores Perros
      8.0
      • associate producer (as Guillermo Arriaga Jordán)
      • 2000

    Director

    • Stories from la Frontera
      • Director
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • No One Left Behind (2019)
      No One Left Behind
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Desde Abajo (2015)
      Desde Abajo
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Words with Gods (2014)
      Words with Gods
      6.3
      • Director (segment "La Sangre de Dios")
      • 2014
    • Rio, I Love You (2014)
      Rio, I Love You
      5.2
      • Director (segment "Texas")
      • 2014
    • Broken Night (2013)
      Broken Night
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • El Pozo
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Burning Plain (2008)
      The Burning Plain
      6.7
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2008
    • Rogelio (2000)
      Rogelio
      7.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Camino a casa
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Campeones sin límite
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Guillermo Arriaga Jordán
    • Born
      • March 13, 1958
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Other works
      Novel: "El Búfalo de la Noche" (1999); translated by Alan Page "The Night Buffalo" (2006)

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    • Trivia
      Wrote Alejandro G. Iñárritu's first three feature films: Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003) and Babel (2006).
    • Quotes
      Hollywood is very tempting. It's tempting in the sense that you can be meeting interesting persons all the time. Living in Mexico allows me to be more down to earth, to see regular people, life itself bubbling.
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