| Full Name | Guillermo del Toro Gómez |
| Nickname | Totoro |
| Profession | Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Novelist |
| Famous For | Directing films - Hellboy (2004), Pacific Rim (2013), The Shape of Water (2017) |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Physical Stats & More |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 168 cm
in meters- 1.68 m
in feet inches- 5’ 6” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 95 kg
in pounds- 209 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Personal Life |
| Date of Birth | 9 October 1964 |
| Age (as in 2018) | 54 Years |
| Birth Place | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
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| Nationality | Mexican |
| Hometown | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| School | Not Known |
| College/University | Centro de Investigación y Estudios Cinematográficos, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate |
| Debut | Directorial & Writing: Cronos (1993, English-Spanish)
Production: Un Embrujo (1998)
Novel: The Strain (2009)
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| Religion | Christianity (Roman Catholic) |
| Ethnicity | Mexican |
| Political Inclination | Democratic |
| Address | 5970 Kingham Ct, Agoura Hills, California, USA |
| Hobbies | Reading, Writing |
| Awards/Honours/Achievements | 2007: BAFTA Award - Best Film Not in the English Language for the film 'Pan's Labyrinth' (2006)
2018: BAFTA Award - Best Direction for the film 'The Shape of Water' (2017)
2018: Golden Globe Award - Best Director for the film 'The Shape of Water' (2017)
2018: Academy Award - Best Director and Best Picture for the film 'The Shape of Water' (2017) |
| Controversies | • In 2017, he criticized the Trump government by saying, "It's like a cancer. We have a tumor now. That doesn’t mean the cancer started with that tumor. It was gestating for so long."
• In 2018, before winning the Best Director Academy Award for the film 'Shape of Water', he faced various allegations of plagiarism. The allegations direct to a 2015 Dutch short film and a play from 1969. |
| Girls, Affairs and More |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Lorenza Newton |
| Marriage Date | Year 1986 |
| Family |
| Wife/Spouse | Lorenza Newton (m. 1986 - div. 2017)
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| Children | Son- None
Daughters- Mariana Del Toro, Marisa Del Toro |
| Parents | Father- Federico del Toro (Entrepreneur)
Mother- Guadalupe del Toro |
| Siblings | None |
| Favourite Things |
| Favourite Beverage | Tequila |
| Favourite Actor | Doug Jones |
| Favourite Film | La Chienne
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| Favourite Musician | Hans Zimmer
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| Favourite Book(s) | Pet Sematary by Stephen King, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Michael Burgan |
| Favourite Painter | Arnold Böcklin |
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| Car Collection | Cadillac (Customized)
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Money Factor
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| Net Worth (approx.) | $20 million (£14.8 million) |
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