Guillermo Arriaga
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Guillermo Arriaga | |
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Born | Mexico City, Mexico | 13 March 1958
Other names | Guillermo Arriaga Jordán |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, author, director, producer |
Years active | 1991–present |
Guillermo Arriaga Jordán (Spanish pronunciation:
Early life
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Arriaga was born on March 13, 1958 in
Career
While teaching at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Arriaga met future film director
The success of
González Iñárritu and Arriaga collaborated on a third movie,
On 19 January 2007, the film adaptation of his book
On 29 August 2008, The Burning Plain was premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Arriaga wrote the script and pitched it to American producers, who talked with some directors. Arriaga eventually directed the film, starring Charlize Theron.[4]
Arriaga objects to being called a "
In 2011, Mexican producers including Arriaga, Alex Garcia, and Lucas Akoskin unveiled "Heartbeat of the World," an international cinema project with four films tackling topics including religion, sexuality, politics and drug addiction.
Guillermo Arriaga won the Premio Alfaguara de Novela for his novel, Salvar el fuego on January 24, 2020.[8]
Non-profit work
Since 2005, Guillermo Arriaga has been one of the patrons of DreamAgo, an international screenwriters association.
Personal life
Arriaga is a teetotaler.[9]
Filmography
Feature films
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Note |
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1999 | Un Dulce Olor a Muerte
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No | Yes | No | |
2000 | Amores perros | No | Yes | Associate | |
2003 | 21 Grams | No | Yes | Associate | |
2005 | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | No | Yes | No | Also actor as a bear hunter. |
2006 | Babel | No | Yes | No | |
2007 | La Noche del Bufalo | No | Yes | Yes | |
2008 | The Burning Plain | Yes | Yes | No | |
2014 | Rio, I Love You | Segment Director | Segment Writer | No | |
Words with Gods | Segment Director | Segment Writer | Segment Producer | ||
2015 | From Afar | No | Yes | Yes | |
2016 | On the Milky Road | No | No | Executive |
Short films
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1987 | Campeones Sin Límites | Yes | Yes | No | Documentary short film Also editor |
2001 | Powder Keg | No | Yes | No | |
2004 | Los Elefantes Nunca Olvidan | No | No | Yes | |
2008 | Dusk | No | Yes | Yes | |
2010 | El Pozo | Yes | Yes | No | |
2013 | Broken Night | Yes | Yes | No | |
Zero Hour | No | Yes | No | ||
Fin del Mundo | No | No | Executive | ||
2015 | Desde Abajo | Yes | Yes | No | |
En defensa propia | No | Yes | No | ||
2017 | Libre de Culpa | No | Yes | No | |
2018 | B-167-980-098 | No | Yes | No | |
2019 | No One Left Behind | Yes | Yes | Executive | |
La Hora Cero | No | Yes | Executive |
Selected works
Year of Publication | Literary work | Genre |
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2023 | Extrañas | Novel |
2020 | Salvar el fuego | Novel |
2016 | El salvaje, ISBN 6073148429
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Novel |
2007 | The Guillotine Squad, translated by Alan Page ISBN 0-7432-9681-8
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Novel |
2007 | A Sweet Scent of Death, translated by Alan Page ISBN 0-7432-9679-6
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Novel |
2007 | Night Buffalo, translated by Alan Page ISBN 0-7432-8186-1
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Novel |
1999 | El Búfalo de la Noche, ISBN 0-7432-8666-9
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Novel |
1994 | Un Dulce Olor a Muerte, ISBN 958-04-6169-4
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Novel |
1991 | Escuadrón Guillotina | Novel |
References
- ^ Whipp, Glenn (20 September 2009). "Guillermo Arriaga tells his story". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014.
Contrary to widespread reports, Arriaga did not come of age in a violent Mexico City neighborhood ("I can't tell you how many times I've changed that on Wikipedia," he says, "only for it to be changed back a half-hour later"), though he did, in fact, lose his sense of smell at 13 in a street brawl.
- ^ Damon Wise (3 October 2015). "Guillermo Arriaga on Screenwriting, His Novel, Returning to Directing". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Story Behind Guillermo Arriaga's Fight With Alejandro González Iñárritu | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. September 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ David Gritten, "The Burning Plain," The Telegraph, 13 August 2009.
- ^ TV interview at KUSI in San Diego on 10 September 2009
- ^ Guillermo Arriaga (Guillermo Arriaga Jordán) – Author, Screenwriter, Director and Producer
- ^ a b c Hecht, John (13 October 2011). "Mexican Film Project 'Heartbeat of the World' Has Global Pulse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Guillermo Arriaga, premio Alfaguara de novela con una historia de violencia y amor en el México actual Luis Alemany, El Mundo (Madrid), 24 Jan 2020
- ^ Junieles, John J. (23 April 2006). "Los tatuajes sirven para esconder cicatrices: Sobre la novela El búfalo de la noche, de Guillermo Arriaga Jordán". Letralia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
No fumo ni bebo. Soy abstemio desde niño. Detesto a los que dicen: "Desconfío de los que no beben alcohol". (I don't smoke or drink. I've been a teetotaler since I was a child. I detest those who say, "I distrust those who don't drink alcohol.")
External links
- Guillermo Arriaga at IMDb
- (in Spanish) Interview with Guillermo Arriaga at El Malpensante
- Writing (and Filming) the Memories: Interview with Guillermo Arriaga on The Burning Plain by Matthew Sorrento (Bright Lights Film Journal)