What Is Alfonso Cuarón's Net Worth?
Alfonso Cuarón is a renowned Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor with a net worth of $50 million. He garnered international recognition with his 2001 film "Y tu mamá también", earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Over the years, Alfonso has directed a string of successful films, including "Great Expectations" (1998), "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), "Children of Men" (2006), "Gravity" (2013), and "Roma" (2018). He wrote, produced, and edited both "Gravity" and "Roma." To date, he has received 12 Academy Award nominations, winning five. Cuarón also co-created the 2014 NBC series "Believe" and has produced films like "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" (2004) and "Pan's Labyrinth" (2006). His production company, Esperanto Filmoj, entered into an overall TV deal with Apple in 2019.
Early Life
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco was born on November 28, 1961, in Mexico City, Mexico. He is the son of Cristina Orozco, a pharmaceutical biochemist, and Alfredo Cuarón, a nuclear medicine specialist. Alfonso has three siblings: Christina, Carlos, and Alfredo. He collaborated with his brother Carlos on the screenplay for "Sólo con tu pareja" (1991) and "Y tu mamá también" (2001). Cuarón studied philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and then filmmaking at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, where he met cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and director Carlos Marcovich. The trio worked on Alfonso's first short film, "Vengeance Is Mine" in 1983.
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Career
Cuarón started his career as a technician on TV projects in Mexico before transitioning to directing. He was hired as an assistant director for films like "La Gran Fiesta" (1985) and "Romero" (1989). In 1991, he directed and wrote the Mexican comedy "Sólo con tu pareja". This was followed by directing the American film "A Little Princess" in 1995 and writing the short film "Sístole diástole" in 1997. Cuarón directed the 1998 adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations," starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Robert De Niro. His breakthrough film, "Y tu mamá también," garnered multiple nominations and awards. In 2004, he directed "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," grossing $804 million at the box office. His 2006 film "Children of Men" was highly acclaimed, featuring Clive Owen and Julianne Moore. In 2013, he directed "Gravity," starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, which won numerous awards, including Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Film Editing. Cuarón's 2018 Netflix film "Roma" won over 250 awards and received several Academy and Golden Globe honors.
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Personal Life
Alfonso married Mariana Elizondo in 1980, and they had a son, Jonás, in 1981. Jonás, also a director, co-wrote the "Gravity" screenplay with Alfonso. The couple divorced in 1993. Alfonso then married actress/journalist Annalisa Bugliani in 2001, with whom he had two children: Tess (2003) and Olmo (2005). They divorced in 2008. Cuarón follows a vegetarian diet and has lived in London since 2000. In October 2023, he signed an open letter to President Joe Biden urging a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel.
Awards and Nominations
Cuarón has won over 250 awards throughout his career. He has earned 12 Academy Award nominations, winning Best Director and Best Film Editing for "Gravity" in 2014 and Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best International Feature Film for "Roma" in 2019. Alfonso has seven BAFTA Awards, including Best Film Not in the English Language for "Pan's Labyrinth" (2007) and multiple awards for "Gravity" and "Roma." He has also secured six Golden Globe nominations, winning for Best Director – Motion Picture for "Gravity" and Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language for "Roma." Additionally, he won Directors Guild Awards for "Gravity" and "Roma," and a Grammy nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for "Y Tu Mamá También". Cuarón has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Morelia International Film Festival and the Sonny Bono Visionary Award at the 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
