Alfonso Cuarón's biography
Director Alfonso Cuarón brought the world acclaimed films like Great Expectations and Gravity. Cuarón is beloved by film academics, his movies rack up nominations and awards, and landing a role in his films is considered an honor among movie stars.
Childhood
The future director was born on November 28, 1961, in Mexico City. Alfonso is the eldest of three sons born to a physicist. One brother became a biologist, while the other, Carlos, also became a director (Rudo y Cursi).Alfonso's family was considered prosperous. Cuarón's Oscar-nominated Roma is largely autobiographical, telling the story of a middle-class family against the backdrop of 1970s Mexico.

First works
After graduating from school, the young man entered the university, where he began to study philosophy and also attended classes for filmmakers. In class, he met cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, who helped him make his first short film, Vengeance Is Mine—beginning a collaboration that would span many years.
After the young man left the university, he began working as a technician on Mexican television and then received the position of assistant director.
The young director's feature film debut was the 1991 melodrama Sólo con Tu Pareja, where he boldly tackled the topic of AIDS with dark humor. What made the experiment so bold was Cuarón's approach: he dared to find humor in something that terrified people in the early '90s. The film screened in competition at the Toronto Film Festival.

Best films
Great Expectations (1998), the drama starring Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow as aristocratic beauty Estella, melted the hearts of even the most skeptical film critics, according to Zoomboola.com.This bright, modern take on Charles Dickens' novel, wrapped in stylish scenery, makes it clear that nothing in the world has changed for two hundred years – love, loyalty to dreams, and keeping one's word will always be the main values. The picture is considered one of the best screenings of the famous novel.
The title of the 2001 film Y Tu Mamá También, along with its comedy-drama genre, could scare off audiences – but not when it's directed by Cuarón. The success of his previous works drew audiences who were genuinely shocked by what they saw.Like many of the artist's films, Great Expectations is shot in green tones. Green, according to the master, carries a double meaning – decay and hope at the same time, which perfectly reflects the duality of the characters' nature.

Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal starred in the film, which confirmed the emergence of an extraordinary director and won more than thirty awards. The film is included in the 20 best non-English-speaking films of all time.



In 2018, Cuarón released "Roma" – a stylized, deeply personal black-and-white film that stands apart from all his previous works. Cuarón served as producer, director, and cinematographer for this intimate portrait of a wealthy Mexican family set against the backdrop of 1970s political upheaval in Mexico.
Alfonso Cuarón's personal life
Cuarón's first wife was Mariana Elizondo, whom he met during his university years. Mariana became the mother of Jonás Cuarón, who followed in his father's footsteps and co-wrote the script for Gravity.
