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...proof that Hollywood isn't the only path to cinematic superstardom, Mexico's multilingual Gael Garcia Bernal, 28, has enthralled U.S. audiences in several internationally acclaimed films, from The Motorcycle Diaries (directed by a Brazilian) to Bad Education (Spain) to his latest work, the Oscar-nominated Babel. The globetrotting actor spoke with TIME's Carolina A. Miranda about why the world needs yet another film festival and what he dislikes about crossing the border...
...Garcia Bernal: It's not that it's not appealing or that I'm holding back. But if a [Latin American] film like Motorcycle Diaries comes up, I'm going to do it. It's about doing what I like. And it's about doing what I can. It's not like you can do six movies in a year. You do three at the most -and that...
...GAEL GARCIA BERNAL...
After playing a beleaguered border crosser in Babel, just out on DVD, Mexico's multilingual Gael García Bernal directed his first film, Déficit...
They're old friends, you see, each ready to lend a hand in the other's projects. They also encourage family and friends to join the fun. Cuarón's brother Carlos will soon direct a film starring Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, the two lads from Alfonso's hit comedy Y tu mamá también. Arriaga has written a true-life AIDS drama, The Dallas Buyer's Club, which is to star and be produced by a member of the Babel ensemble: Brad Pitt...