Alfonso Cuarón

Cuarón is, to me, one of the most complete filmmakers alive. From Mexico City to the heights of Hollywood, he never diluted his voice, and his command of the long take feels almost musical. Winning Best Director twice tells you something, but editing his own Oscar-winning work tells you more: this is someone who understands every frame from the inside out. What I admire most is his range, drifting from intimate coming-of-age stories to vast science fiction without losing warmth. I genuinely rush to the cinema whenever his name appears on a poster.

Name (English)

Alfonso Cuarón

Name (Japanese)

アルフォンソ・キュアロン

Reading

あるふぉんそ・きゅあろん

Born

November 28, 1961 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

Origin

Mexico City, Mexico

Height

183 cm

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / film producer / film editor / television director

University

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Awards & achievements

• Directors Guild of America Award
• 2001 Best Screenplay Award (Venice Film Festival)
• 2004 British Academy Children's Awards
• 2007 BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
• 2013 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
• 2014 Academy Award for Best Film Editing
• 2014 Academy Award for Best Director
• 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Director

• Xhttps://x.com/alfonsocuaron
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso%20Cuar%C3%B3n
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28028

Tags

• film director
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.