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Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a child, he began to act, and when he was a teenager, he became a star in television soap operas. He decided to go to London to study acting when he was 19. While he was in London, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu invited him to act in the film "Amores Perros" when it was released in 2000. This movie immediately made Gael García Bernal known to the world.

Gael later made many other sucessful films. With the Mexican actor Diego Luna, he co-starred in "Y tu mamá también" in 2001, a film about two upper-class Mexican teenagers. In 2002, he won the Ariel, Mexico's most important film award, for "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" , the story of a young priest in a small town. Two years later, he worked with the Brazilian director Walter Salles on "The Motorcycle Diaries", the story of a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journey by motorcycle through South America. That same year, Gael worked with the Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar on "Bad Education". In 2007, Gael directed his first film, "Déficit" which was about people at a weekend party in Mexico.

As you can see, Gael García Bernal is an international star who works on films in different languages. One of Gael's more recent projects is "Mozart in the Jungle", an American TV show mostly in English. Gael won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 for playing the lead role, the talented conductor Rodrigo.

Despite his busy career, Gael spends as much time as possible with his son Lázaro and his daughter Libertad. He also likes to sing and make music when he is not acting.

Question:

Gael is ________________________.

• a recorder

• a director

• an actor

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a child, he began to act, and when he was a teenager, he became a star in television soap operas. He decided to go to London to study acting when he was 19. While he was in London, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu invited him to act in the film "Amores Perros" when it was released in 2000. This movie immediately made Gael García Bernal known to the world.

Gael later made many other sucessful films. With the Mexican actor Diego Luna, he co-starred in "Y tu mamá también" in 2001, a film about two upper-class Mexican teenagers. In 2002, he won the Ariel, Mexico's most important film award, for "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" , the story of a young priest in a small town. Two years later, he worked with the Brazilian director Walter Salles on "The Motorcycle Diaries", the story of a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journey by motorcycle through South America. That same year, Gael worked with the Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar on "Bad Education". In 2007, Gael directed his first film, "Déficit" which was about people at a weekend party in Mexico.

As you can see, Gael García Bernal is an international star who works on films in different languages. One of Gael's more recent projects is "Mozart in the Jungle", an American TV show mostly in English. Gael won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 for playing the lead role, the talented conductor Rodrigo.

Despite his busy career, Gael spends as much time as possible with his son Lázaro and his daughter Libertad. He also likes to sing and make music when he is not acting.

Question:

Gael is from ________________________.

• The United States

• Mexico

• Spain

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a child, he began to act, and when he was a teenager, he became a star in television soap operas. He decided to go to London to study acting when he was 19. While he was in London, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu invited him to act in the film "Amores Perros" when it was released in 2000. This movie immediately made Gael García Bernal known to the world.

Gael later made many other sucessful films. With the Mexican actor Diego Luna, he co-starred in "Y tu mamá también" in 2001, a film about two upper-class Mexican teenagers. In 2002, he won the Ariel, Mexico's most important film award, for "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" , the story of a young priest in a small town. Two years later, he worked with the Brazilian director Walter Salles on "The Motorcycle Diaries", the story of a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journey by motorcycle through South America. That same year, Gael worked with the Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar on "Bad Education". In 2007, Gael directed his first film, "Déficit" which was about people at a weekend party in Mexico.

As you can see, Gael García Bernal is an international star who works on films in different languages. One of Gael's more recent projects is "Mozart in the Jungle", an American TV show mostly in English. Gael won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 for playing the lead role, the talented conductor Rodrigo.

Despite his busy career, Gael spends as much time as possible with his son Lázaro and his daughter Libertad. He also likes to sing and make music when he is not acting.

Question:

Gael studied acting in Mexico.

• true

• false

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a child, he began to act, and when he was a teenager, he became a star in television soap operas. He decided to go to London to study acting when he was 19. While he was in London, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu invited him to act in the film "Amores Perros" when it was released in 2000. This movie immediately made Gael García Bernal known to the world.

Gael later made many other sucessful films. With the Mexican actor Diego Luna, he co-starred in "Y tu mamá también" in 2001, a film about two upper-class Mexican teenagers. In 2002, he won the Ariel, Mexico's most important film award, for "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" , the story of a young priest in a small town. Two years later, he worked with the Brazilian director Walter Salles on "The Motorcycle Diaries", the story of a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journey by motorcycle through South America. That same year, Gael worked with the Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar on "Bad Education". In 2007, Gael directed his first film, "Déficit" which was about people at a weekend party in Mexico.

As you can see, Gael García Bernal is an international star who works on films in different languages. One of Gael's more recent projects is "Mozart in the Jungle", an American TV show mostly in English. Gael won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 for playing the lead role, the talented conductor Rodrigo.

Despite his busy career, Gael spends as much time as possible with his son Lázaro and his daughter Libertad. He also likes to sing and make music when he is not acting.

Question:

a Brazilian director directed the film that made him famous.

• true

• false

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a child, he began to act, and when he was a teenager, he became a star in television soap operas. He decided to go to London to study acting when he was 19. While he was in London, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu invited him to act in the film "Amores Perros" when it was released in 2000. This movie immediately made Gael García Bernal known to the world.

Gael later made many other sucessful films. With the Mexican actor Diego Luna, he co-starred in "Y tu mamá también" in 2001, a film about two upper-class Mexican teenagers. In 2002, he won the Ariel, Mexico's most important film award, for "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" , the story of a young priest in a small town. Two years later, he worked with the Brazilian director Walter Salles on "The Motorcycle Diaries", the story of a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journey by motorcycle through South America. That same year, Gael worked with the Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar on "Bad Education". In 2007, Gael directed his first film, "Déficit" which was about people at a weekend party in Mexico.

As you can see, Gael García Bernal is an international star who works on films in different languages. One of Gael's more recent projects is "Mozart in the Jungle", an American TV show mostly in English. Gael won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 for playing the lead role, the talented conductor Rodrigo.

Despite his busy career, Gael spends as much time as possible with his son Lázaro and his daughter Libertad. He also likes to sing and make music when he is not acting.

Question:

He won an award for his role in the film "El Crimen del Padre Amaro.

• true

• false

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a child, he began to act, and when he was a teenager, he became a star in television soap operas. He decided to go to London to study acting when he was 19. While he was in London, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu invited him to act in the film "Amores Perros" when it was released in 2000. This movie immediately made Gael García Bernal known to the world.

Gael later made many other sucessful films. With the Mexican actor Diego Luna, he co-starred in "Y tu mamá también" in 2001, a film about two upper-class Mexican teenagers. In 2002, he won the Ariel, Mexico's most important film award, for "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" , the story of a young priest in a small town. Two years later, he worked with the Brazilian director Walter Salles on "The Motorcycle Diaries", the story of a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journey by motorcycle through South America. That same year, Gael worked with the Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar on "Bad Education". In 2007, Gael directed his first film, "Déficit" which was about people at a weekend party in Mexico.

As you can see, Gael García Bernal is an international star who works on films in different languages. One of Gael's more recent projects is "Mozart in the Jungle", an American TV show mostly in English. Gael won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 for playing the lead role, the talented conductor Rodrigo.

Despite his busy career, Gael spends as much time as possible with his son Lázaro and his daughter Libertad. He also likes to sing and make music when he is not acting.

Question:

Gael has never directed a film.

• true

• false

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a child, he began to act, and when he was a teenager, he became a star in television soap operas. He decided to go to London to study acting when he was 19. While he was in London, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu invited him to act in the film "Amores Perros" when it was released in 2000. This movie immediately made Gael García Bernal known to the world.

Gael later made many other sucessful films. With the Mexican actor Diego Luna, he co-starred in "Y tu mamá también" in 2001, a film about two upper-class Mexican teenagers. In 2002, he won the Ariel, Mexico's most important film award, for "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" , the story of a young priest in a small town. Two years later, he worked with the Brazilian director Walter Salles on "The Motorcycle Diaries", the story of a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journey by motorcycle through South America. That same year, Gael worked with the Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar on "Bad Education". In 2007, Gael directed his first film, "Déficit" which was about people at a weekend party in Mexico.

As you can see, Gael García Bernal is an international star who works on films in different languages. One of Gael's more recent projects is "Mozart in the Jungle", an American TV show mostly in English. Gael won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 for playing the lead role, the talented conductor Rodrigo.

Despite his busy career, Gael spends as much time as possible with his son Lázaro and his daughter Libertad. He also likes to sing and make music when he is not acting.

Question:

Gael plays a singer in the movie "Mozart in the Jungle"

• true

• false

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a child, he began to act, and when he was a teenager, he became a star in television soap operas. He decided to go to London to study acting when he was 19. While he was in London, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu invited him to act in the film "Amores Perros" when it was released in 2000. This movie immediately made Gael García Bernal known to the world.

Gael later made many other sucessful films. With the Mexican actor Diego Luna, he co-starred in "Y tu mamá también" in 2001, a film about two upper-class Mexican teenagers. In 2002, he won the Ariel, Mexico's most important film award, for "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" , the story of a young priest in a small town. Two years later, he worked with the Brazilian director Walter Salles on "The Motorcycle Diaries", the story of a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journey by motorcycle through South America. That same year, Gael worked with the Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar on "Bad Education". In 2007, Gael directed his first film, "Déficit" which was about people at a weekend party in Mexico.

As you can see, Gael García Bernal is an international star who works on films in different languages. One of Gael's more recent projects is "Mozart in the Jungle", an American TV show mostly in English. Gael won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 for playing the lead role, the talented conductor Rodrigo.

Despite his busy career, Gael spends as much time as possible with his son Lázaro and his daughter Libertad. He also likes to sing and make music when he is not acting.

Question:

Gael prefers not to work in foreign language films.

• true

• false

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a child, he began to act, and when he was a teenager, he became a star in television soap operas. He decided to go to London to study acting when he was 19. While he was in London, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu invited him to act in the film "Amores Perros" when it was released in 2000. This movie immediately made Gael García Bernal known to the world.

Gael later made many other sucessful films. With the Mexican actor Diego Luna, he co-starred in "Y tu mamá también" in 2001, a film about two upper-class Mexican teenagers. In 2002, he won the Ariel, Mexico's most important film award, for "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" , the story of a young priest in a small town. Two years later, he worked with the Brazilian director Walter Salles on "The Motorcycle Diaries", the story of a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journey by motorcycle through South America. That same year, Gael worked with the Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar on "Bad Education". In 2007, Gael directed his first film, "Déficit" which was about people at a weekend party in Mexico.

As you can see, Gael García Bernal is an international star who works on films in different languages. One of Gael's more recent projects is "Mozart in the Jungle", an American TV show mostly in English. Gael won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 for playing the lead role, the talented conductor Rodrigo.

Despite his busy career, Gael spends as much time as possible with his son Lázaro and his daughter Libertad. He also likes to sing and make music when he is not acting.

Question:

Gael started to act when he was a kid.

• true

• false

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal was born in 1978 in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a child, he began to act, and when he was a teenager, he became a star in television soap operas. He decided to go to London to study acting when he was 19. While he was in London, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu invited him to act in the film "Amores Perros" when it was released in 2000. This movie immediately made Gael García Bernal known to the world.

Gael later made many other sucessful films. With the Mexican actor Diego Luna, he co-starred in "Y tu mamá también" in 2001, a film about two upper-class Mexican teenagers. In 2002, he won the Ariel, Mexico's most important film award, for "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" , the story of a young priest in a small town. Two years later, he worked with the Brazilian director Walter Salles on "The Motorcycle Diaries", the story of a young Ernesto "Che" Guevara's journey by motorcycle through South America. That same year, Gael worked with the Spanish Director Pedro Almodóvar on "Bad Education". In 2007, Gael directed his first film, "Déficit" which was about people at a weekend party in Mexico.

As you can see, Gael García Bernal is an international star who works on films in different languages. One of Gael's more recent projects is "Mozart in the Jungle", an American TV show mostly in English. Gael won a Golden Globe Award in 2016 for playing the lead role, the talented conductor Rodrigo.

Despite his busy career, Gael spends as much time as possible with his son Lázaro and his daughter Libertad. He also likes to sing and make music when he is not acting.

Question:

Gael is very busy and he does not have time to spend with his family.

• true

• false