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Guillermo Arriaga was born in Mexico City, Mexico on March 13, 1958. Guillermo Arriaga is listed as a writer, screenwriter and film director. The age as of 2026 is 68. Education on record includes Ibero-American University. Awards on record include Best Screenplay Award (2005), Alfaguara Prize (2020) and Premio Mazatlán de Literatura (2017).
My Take
Arriaga is one of those writers I instinctively trust. What grabs me is his self-portrait as "a hunter who works as a writer" rather than a screenwriter chasing a director's approval. His fractured, non-linear storytelling in Babel and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada rewires how you feel fate and consequence, and it earned him a Cannes screenplay prize for a reason. I also admire that he refused to be just a hired pen, pushing screenwriters toward authorship. Add the Alfaguara Prize for his novels, and you see a Mexican storyteller equally lethal on the page and the screen. Genuinely formidable.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Guillermo Arriaga
- Name (Japanese)
- ギジェルモ・アリアガ
- Reading
- ぎじぇるも・ありあが
- Born
- March 13, 1958 (age 68)
- Origin
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Occupation
- writer / screenwriter / film director / university teacher / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dog
2. Background
- University
- Ibero-American University
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Best Screenplay Award
- 2020 Alfaguara Prize
- 2017 Premio Mazatlán de Literatura
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Guillermo Arriaga born?
Guillermo Arriaga was born on March 13, 1958 and is 68 years old.
Where is Guillermo Arriaga from?
Guillermo Arriaga is from Mexico City, Mexico.
What does Guillermo Arriaga do?
Guillermo Arriaga works as writer, screenwriter, film director, university teacher, television actor.
Where did Guillermo Arriaga study?
Guillermo Arriaga attended Ibero-American University.
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