Who is Guillermo Del Toro

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Meet the Creator of Pan's Labyrinth

Guillermo del Toro is one of the most talented and creative directors out there right now.  His films create some of the strangest and most beautiful worlds you'll ever see.

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My Introduction to Guillermo Del Toro 

I was first introduced to Guillermo del Toro's films with Hellboy. I'm not generally a big fan of comics or movies based on comics and I loved Hellboy. Then last year I started hearing about Pan's Labyrinth and seeing the trailer and concept art, I was immediately intrigued. When I finally saw it I was blown away, it's the most beautiful movie I've seen in a very long time. It catapulted me from liking del Toro to being a full-fledged obsessed fan wanting to see everything he's ever directed.

Guillermo Del Toro at a Glance 

Guillermo del Toro Gómez () (born 9 October 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican director, producer and designer whose work has gained both popular and critical acclaim. His films draw heavily on sources as diverse as weird fiction, fantasy and war.

Guillermo Del Toro Link List 

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Guillermo Del Toro DVDs 

Pan's Labyrinth (New Line Two-Disc Platinum Series)

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Hellboy (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Hellboy: Sword of Storms (Animated)

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The Devil's Backbone (Special Edition)

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Hellboy YouTube vids 


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Hellboy on Wikipedia 

Hellboy is a 2004 supernatural action-thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film is based on the Dark Horse Comics work Category: Hellboy: Seed of Destruction - by Mike Mignola. It was produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Released in 2004, it grossed $60 million at the U.S. box office, and $103 million worldwide and was favorably received by critics. A sequel, Category: Hellboy II: The Golden Army - , was released on July 11, 2008.

Hellboy Links 

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HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY - Official Production Site - In Theaters July 11, 2008
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Pan's Labyrinth Trailer 

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The new full-lenth trailer for the much anticipated film from Guillermo del Toro! Pan's Labyrinth is scheduled to premiere on December 29th!

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Pan's Labyrinth Wikipedia 

'''Pans Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno''', literally The Faun's Labyrinth) is a 2006 Spanish language fantasy film written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films.

Pan's Labyrinth takes place in Spain in May and June, 1944, after the Spanish Civil War, during the Franquist repression. Also present is the main character Ofelias fantasy world which centers around an overgrown abandoned labyrinth. Ofelia's stepfather, the Falangist Captain Vidal, viciously hunts the Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who fight against the Franco regime in the region, while Ofelia's pregnant mother grows increasingly ill. Ofelia meets several strange and magical creatures who become central to her story, leading her through the trials of the old labyrinth garden. The film employs make-up, puppetry, and CGI effects to create its creatures.

Del Toro stated that he considers the story to be a parable, influenced by fairy tales, and that it addresses and continues themes related to his earlier film The Devils Backbone, to which Pan's Labyrinth is a spiritual sequel, according to del Toro in his directors commentary on the DVD. The original Spanish title refers to the mythological fauns of Roman mythology, while the English title refers specifically to the faun-like Greek character Pan (as do the titles used in other languages, including German, Pans Labyrinth and French, Le Labyrinthe de Pan). However, del Toro has stated that the faun in the film is not Pan.

The film premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2006. In the United States and Canada, the film was given a limited release on December 29, 2006, with a wide release on January 19, 2007. Pans Labyrinth'' has won numerous international awards, including three Academy Awards, the Ariel Award for Best Picture, and the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. The movie was filmed in a Scots Pine forest situated in the Guadarrama mountain range, Central Spain.

Pan's Labyrinth Links 

Pan's Labyrinth | Official Movie Site | Picturehouse
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Exclusive Interview: Guillermo Del Toro for "Pan's Labyrinth"
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Director Guillermo del Toro talks about the genesis of his 'beautiful daughter' Pan's Labyrinth
Laberinto del fauno, El (2006)
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Pan's people | Features | Guardian Unlimited Film
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The Devil's Backbone Trailer 

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The Devil's Backbone on Wikipedia 

'''The Devils Backbone''' (, literally The Backbone of the Devil) is a 2001 Mexican/Spanish gothic horror film written by Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras and David Muñoz, and directed by Guillermo del Toro. It was independently produced by Pedro Almodóvar.

It is set in Spain, 1939 during the Spanish Civil War. During the directors commentary in the DVD, del Toro stated that, along with Hellboy, this was his most personal project. He has called Pans Labyrinth a spiritual sequel to The Devil's Backbone''. The film was shot in Madrid.

The Devil's Backbone Links 

Espinazo del diablo, El (2001)
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Cronos on Wikipedia 

Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror film written and directed by director Guillermo del Toro, starring veteran Argentine actor Federico Luppi and American actor Ron Perlman, the first of several films on which del Toro, Luppi and Perlman have collaborated..

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Cronos (1993)
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hinterlander wrote...

Mr Del Toro is cool, I must admit when I first saw Hellboy I wasn't totally smitten, however after repeat viewing I realised it had a vision and charm that many big budget films lack.
I agree Pan's Labyrnth is a gem, although also grim and very sad.
I can't wait to see Golden Army!

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enslavedbyfaeries wrote...

I had no idea that Guillermo Del Toro directed Hellboy, thanks for sharing this! Pan's Labyrinth is one of my favorite movies ever.

ReplyPosted July 14, 2008

carmine wrote...

what a great director!

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dave wrote

I discovered "Espinazo del Diablo" while teaching ESL in Mexico. I prefer his films ihis native language, but "Cronos" was wonderful in Spanglish. I thought that there were no more good story tellers. I'm glad I was mistaken. Guillermo del Toro could make a feature film of a toilet flushing and I would pay to see it, because he would find a way to make it an amazing, detailed, atmospheric, visually and audibly stunning, cinematic journey. Either he is a brilliant film maker or I need to get a life. My money is on his cinematic abilities.

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