Alfonso Cuarón ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor.
In 2014, TIME placed him in its list of "100 Most Influential People in the World" – Pioneers. In May 2015, Cuarón was announced as the President of the Jury for the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. Production began in fall 2016 for Cuarón's eighth film, Roma, a tale of a housekeeper for a middle class Mexican family in 1970s Mexico City, based on the life of his family's longtime maid, Liboria Rodríguez.
Whether employing handheld, steadicam or robotic arm, Cuarón uses the tools of cinematography to create an intense, symbiotic relationship between viewer and onscreen action. ==Personal life== Cuarón is a vegetarian and has been living in London since 2000. Cuarón's first marriage was to Mariana Elizondo with whom he has a son, Jonás Cuarón, born in 1981.
The film, which also starred cabaret singer Astrid Hadad and model/actress Claudia Ramírez (with whom Cuarón was linked between 1989 and 1993) was a big hit in Mexico.
His television work led to assignments as an assistant director for several film productions including La Gran Fiesta, A True Story and Romero, and in 1991 he landed his first big-screen directorial assignment. In 1991, Cuaron directed Sólo con tu pareja, a sex comedy about a womanizing businessman (played by Daniel Giménez Cacho) who, after having sex with an attractive nurse, is fooled into believing he's contracted AIDS.
The film, which also starred cabaret singer Astrid Hadad and model/actress Claudia Ramírez (with whom Cuarón was linked between 1989 and 1993) was a big hit in Mexico.
After this success, director Sydney Pollack hired Cuarón to direct an episode of Fallen Angels, a series of neo-noir stories produced for the Showtime premium cable network in 1993; other directors who worked on the series included Steven Soderbergh, Jonathan Kaplan, Peter Bogdanovich, and Tom Hanks. In 1995, Cuarón released his first feature film produced in the United States, A Little Princess, an adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel.
After this success, director Sydney Pollack hired Cuarón to direct an episode of Fallen Angels, a series of neo-noir stories produced for the Showtime premium cable network in 1993; other directors who worked on the series included Steven Soderbergh, Jonathan Kaplan, Peter Bogdanovich, and Tom Hanks. In 1995, Cuarón released his first feature film produced in the United States, A Little Princess, an adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel.
Cuarón's next feature was also a literary adaptation, a modernized version of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Robert De Niro. === 2000s: International success === In 2001, Cuarón found himself returning to Mexico with a Spanish-speaking cast to film Y tu mamá también, starring Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna and Maribel Verdú.
Whether employing handheld, steadicam or robotic arm, Cuarón uses the tools of cinematography to create an intense, symbiotic relationship between viewer and onscreen action. ==Personal life== Cuarón is a vegetarian and has been living in London since 2000. Cuarón's first marriage was to Mariana Elizondo with whom he has a son, Jonás Cuarón, born in 1981.
Cuarón's next feature was also a literary adaptation, a modernized version of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Robert De Niro. === 2000s: International success === In 2001, Cuarón found himself returning to Mexico with a Spanish-speaking cast to film Y tu mamá también, starring Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna and Maribel Verdú.
Alfonso Cuarón's second marriage, from 2001 to 2008 was to Italian actress and freelance journalist Annalisa Bugliani, with whom he has two children. He has publicly shown his fascination for the Esperanto language and his support for the Esperanto movement.
Cuarón shared an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay with co-writer and brother Carlos Cuarón. In 2004, Cuarón directed the third film in the successful Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
It has been subsequently rated by audience polls and critics as the best of the movie franchise series. In 2006, Cuarón's feature Children of Men, an adaptation of the P.
Alfonso Cuarón's second marriage, from 2001 to 2008 was to Italian actress and freelance journalist Annalisa Bugliani, with whom he has two children. He has publicly shown his fascination for the Esperanto language and his support for the Esperanto movement.
The film was then released in America on October 4, 2013 The film became financial success earning 723.2 million of the box office against a budget of 130 million.
Cuarón won for Best Directing, becoming the first Latin American to win the award, while he and Mark Sanger received the award for Best Film Editing. In 2013, Cuarón created Believe, a science fiction/fantasy/adventure series that was broadcast as part of the 2013–14 United States network television schedule on NBC as a mid-season entry.
On 12 January 2014, Alfonso accepted the Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Director.
In 2014, TIME placed him in its list of "100 Most Influential People in the World" – Pioneers. In May 2015, Cuarón was announced as the President of the Jury for the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. Production began in fall 2016 for Cuarón's eighth film, Roma, a tale of a housekeeper for a middle class Mexican family in 1970s Mexico City, based on the life of his family's longtime maid, Liboria Rodríguez.
In 2014, TIME placed him in its list of "100 Most Influential People in the World" – Pioneers. In May 2015, Cuarón was announced as the President of the Jury for the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. Production began in fall 2016 for Cuarón's eighth film, Roma, a tale of a housekeeper for a middle class Mexican family in 1970s Mexico City, based on the life of his family's longtime maid, Liboria Rodríguez.
In 2014, TIME placed him in its list of "100 Most Influential People in the World" – Pioneers. In May 2015, Cuarón was announced as the President of the Jury for the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. Production began in fall 2016 for Cuarón's eighth film, Roma, a tale of a housekeeper for a middle class Mexican family in 1970s Mexico City, based on the life of his family's longtime maid, Liboria Rodríguez.
In 2019, Cuaron signed an overall TV deal at Apple. == Style == Cuarón's films seem to seep with his many signature visual, thematic, and structural elements.
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