Guillermo Arriaga

Biography

Born 00/00/1958

Novelist and screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga first hit the international radar in 2000 with the release of “Amores Perros,” a gritty film whose non-linear storytelling and unique exploration of death helped spotlight the unknown world of Mexican independent film. The Mexico City native had...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2005, received Cannes Film Festival for Best Screenplay

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Highlights

In 2006, Scripted "Babel," the third collaboration with Iñárritu and final film in a trilogy with a theme of death; however, friction between writer and director led González Iñarritu banning Arriaga from attending the 2006 Cannes screening of "Babel"; received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay
In 2005, Penned the screenplay for “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” a drama directed by Tommy Lee Jones
In 2003, Again collaborated with Iñárritu for “21 Grams” starring Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts and Sean Penn; received a BAFTA nomination for Best Screenplay

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