Guillermo del Toro

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Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism and horror often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as Cronos, The Devil's Backbone, and Pan's Labyrinth—and English-language films, including Mimic, Blade II, Hellboy and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak, The Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley, and Pinocchio. Read more

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