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Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón

Biography

Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. Cuarón is the first Mexico-born filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Director. He has been nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories, a record he shares with Walt Disney and George Clooney. Cuarón has received 10 Academy Award nominations, winning four including Best Director for Gravity (2013) and Roma (2018), Best Film Editing for Gravity, and Best Cinematography for Roma. His other notable films from a variety of genres include the family drama A Little Princess (1995), the romantic drama Great Expectations (1998), the coming of age road film Y tu mamá también (2001), the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), and the science fiction dystopian thriller Children of Men (2006).

  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1961-11-28
  • Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico
  • Also Known As: 알폰소 쿠아론, Αλφόνσο Κουαρόν, 阿方索·卡隆, アルフォンソ・キュアロン, アルフォンソ・キュアロン・オロスコ, アルフォンソ・クアロン