Alfonso Cuarón

Directing

Alfonso Cuarón

Born Mexico City, Mexico 27 credits available

Biography

Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (US: /kwɑːˈroʊn/kwar-OHN; Spanish: [alˈfonso kwaˈɾon]; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. His accolades include four Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Cuarón made his feature film debut with the romantic comedy Sólo con tu pareja (1991) and directed the film adaptations A Little Princess (1995) and Great Expectations (1998). His breakthrough came with the coming-of-age film Y tu mamá también (2001), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He gained greater prominence for directing the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), the dystopian drama Children of Men (2006), the science fiction drama Gravity (2013), and the semi-autobiographical drama Roma (2018). The latter two won him Academy Awards for Best Director. He also won Best Film Editing for Gravity and Best Cinematography for Roma. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfonso Cuarón, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Alfonso Cuarón is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 27 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Road to Roma (2020), Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' (2001), Joie de Vivre. Notes, Thoughts, Words, Reflections, Faces, Visions, Around Bernardo Bertolucci and the Cinephilia of the 20th Century That Is No More, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015), Digger (2026), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), The Oscars (1953), Frankenstein (2025). The recorded credits span 1953 to 2026, including 18 movies and 9 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.

Profile details

Known forDirecting
Movies18
TV shows9
Active years represented1953–2026
Place of birthMexico City, Mexico

Also known as

알폰소 쿠아론 · Αλφόνσο Κουαρόν · 阿方索·卡隆 · アルフォンソ・キュアロン · アルフォンソ・キュアロン・オロスコ · アルフォンソ・クアロン

Known for

27 titles