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García Bernal in 2008, photo by Prphotos
Place of Birth: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Date of Birth: 30 November, 1978
Ethnicity: Mexican [Spanish, some Indigenous, at least 1/16th French Occitan]
Gael García Bernal is a Mexican actor, director, and producer. He is known for starring in the films Amores perros , Y tu mamá también , The Motorcycle Diaries , and Old . He has also directed the films Déficit (2007), segments of 8 (2008) and Madly , which he also wrote; and Chicuarotes . He has often collaborated with Diego Luna .
Gael is the son of José Ángel García Huerta, an actor and director, and Patricia Bernal Lamarque, an actress and model. His maternal half-siblings are actors Darío Yazbek Bernal and Tamara Yazbek.
He has two children with his former partner, Argentinian actress Dolores Fonzi; and one child with his partner, Mexican journalist Fernanda Aragonés.
Gael’s maternal grandfather was Elias Bernal Pérez/Zazueta (the son of Antonio Bernal Mendoza and Braulia Pérez Rocha). Antonio was born in Portugués, Guasave, Sinaloa, the son of Eligio Bernal Galvez/Galves, who was listed as “Indio” on records; and of María/Ma Sacramento Clemencia/Clementa Mendoza/Mendosa. Braulia was born in Caimanero, Mocorito, Sinaloa, the daughter of Felipe Pérez Pérez and María Indalecia Rocha Espinosa.
Gael’s maternal grandmother was María Lamarque Sáenz/Sainz (the daughter of José Mario Lamarque Bastidas and Juana Sainz Rios). María was from San Ignacio, Sinaloa, Mexico. José was born in La Estancia, Elota, Sinaloa, Mexico, the son of José M. G. Lamarque, who was from Mont-de-Marsan, Landes, Aquitaine, France; and of Francisca Bastidas Sidas. Gael’s great-grandmother Juana was the daughter of Pilar Sainz/Sanez and Dolores Picos/Pios.
Sources: Genealogy of Gael’s mother (through her sister) – https://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Gael’s maternal uncle – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Gael’s maternal great-grandparents, Antonio Bernal Mendoza and Braulia Pérez Rocha – https://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Gael’s maternal great-grandfather, Antonio Bernal Mendoza – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Gael’s maternal great-great grandparents, Eligio Bernal Galvez/Galves and María/Ma Sacramento Clemencia/Clementa Mendoza/Mendosa – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Gael’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Eligio Bernal Galvez/Galves – https://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Gael’s maternal grandmother, María Lamarque Sáenz/Sainz – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Gael’s maternal great-grandfather, José Mario Lamarque Bastidas – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Gael’s maternal great-grandfather, José M. G. Lamarque – https://familysearch.org