Born in Mexico in 1963. He studied theater directing with Ludwig Margules from Poland and actor directing with Judith Weston, in Los Angeles. Amores Perros (2000), his first feature as director, was presented at Cannes Film Festival, and also at the 24th Mostra. After that, he directed aclaimed films such as 21 Grams (2003), awarded for Sean Penn’s acting at Venice Film Festival; Babel (2006, 30th Mostra), awarded with best directing, editing achievement and prize of the ecumenical jury at Cannes Film Festival; Biutiful (2010), awarded for Javier Bardem’s acting at Cannes Film Festival; and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and The Revenant (2015), for which he won the Academy Award of Best Director.
