Here is a nice long article/interview where Gael talks about swine flu, Tough & Corny and everything in between. Telegraph.co.uk ~ July 8, 2009 In late April, Gael Garcia Bernal was all set to fly to New York for the Tribeca Film Festival, where his latest movie Rudo & Cursi was to get its US premiere, but the outbreak of swine flu meant that he, like everyone else in a metastasising Mexico City, was fearfully holed up at home. ‘At first, it was terrifying, man,’ the actor recalls. ‘I don’t understand epidemics, who does? Paranoia and panic spread through the city incredibly fast....

New York – April 21, 2009 We have heard that Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal are best friends in real life, and it seems like wishful thinking on the part of their fans. But when the two show up for a Rudo y Cursi interview dressed alike, finishing each others sentences, and helping each other with English translaions, it’s hard not to notice that there’s a real bond between them. GALLERY LINK Interview – New York (April 21, 2009) Also, check out these two recent articles! Diego & Gael Talk About Childhood Rematch for Bernal and Luna

Back in November (2008) I posted four pictures of Gael from Flaunt Magazine. I since have gotten my hands on the actual magazine. See all 12 scans, including the 2 page article (in English), via the gallery link below! GALLERY LINK Magazine Scans > 2008 > Flaunt (Issue #98 Rise + Shine)

February 1, 2009 – Gael García unveiled a plaque for the play The Good Canary in Mexico City. Gael said he was thrilled, since this was the first time he’s come to see the play which stars his good friend and fellow actor Diego Luna. Read the article / Leer el articulo!     Also, thanks to JB, here are some new stills from Mammoth.     GALLERY LINKS The Good Canary plaque unveiling (Feb. 1) Movies > Mammoth (2008) > Stills

Exclusive from Latina.com Latina reporter Vanessa Juarez caught up with new papi Gael Garcia Bernal at the Sundance Film Festival, where the actor was busy promoting his film Rudo Y Cursi. Although he’s very excited about the movie, Bernal’s eyes didn’t light up until we mentioned his newborn son, Lazaro. Fatherhood is clearly this star’s role of a lifetime. Latina: How has fatherhood changed your outlook on your career? Gael Garcia Bernal: I think everyone who becomes a father or becomes a mother goes through this change of priorities. Latina: Has anything shocked you about the experience...

PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) – Actor Gael Garcia Bernal’s new film “Rudo y Cursi” is Mexico’s fifth top grossing local film ever and is now set for US release in the coming months after being snapped up at the Sundance Film Festival. It is the first production from Cha Cha Cha — a company formed by Mexican directors Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Now Cuaron’s brother, Carlos, joins the trio as a director, debuting with “Rudo y Cursi” which roughly translates into “Tough and Corny.” The Spanish language...

¡Feliz cumpleaños Gael!    GALLERY LINK Magazine Scans > 2008 > Miscellaneous México City (30 November 2008) – They say that 30 is a difficult stage because many have confliction about what they’ve done in their life. Nevertheless, Gael García Bernal can be calm since he not only is an actor who has worked with film makers like Pedro Almodóvar, Walter Salles and Fernando Meirelles, but he’s also a producer, a director, a defender of social rights and soon he’ll be a dad. Practically from birth the “tapatío” [a person from Guadalajara] was close to sets because of his...

Resist is a new film to be released in 2009 with Gael Garcia Bernal. Resist is a quest for people whose actions are shifting our perspectives on the world, a search for people who are inspiring new ways of thinking, acting and being, who are instigating change from below. Resistance is their primary way of moving forward. In our film Gael seeks out these life affirming people who are making change happen, who are transforming things for themselves, who see humanity and nature as something more meaningful than just a commodity. The power of this film is that the complexity and enormity of peoples’...