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CATCH UP ON GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S FILMS BEFORE THE OSCARS

One of the biggest directors in Hollywood right now is Guadalajara native Guillermo del Toro. His beautiful fantasy film “The Shape of Water” leads the Oscars season with 13 nominations including Best Director and Best Picture.

Guillermo has had a very long history in the film industry. Xfinity Latino Entertainment Channel has created a segment, hosted by Francisco Cáceres, dedicated to his best movies available On Demand. Now, fans can catch up on everything there is to know about the filmography of Hollywood’s hottest director!

Check out the full video below and don’t forget to tune in to the Oscars this Sunday, March 4, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC:

 

And if you like to read here are the synopses of his films:

IMDB - Crimson Peak

 

Crimson Peak (2015) | Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowski, Charloe Hunnam, Doug Jones

When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay; a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth behind Crimson Peak.

 

 

IMDB - Pacific Rim

 

Pacific Rim (2013) | Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman

As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to operate a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.

 

 

 

 

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Mama (2013) | Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier

A young couple takes in their two nieces, eventually coming to realize that a supernatural spirit named Mama has latched itself to their family.

 

 

 

IMDB - HellBoy

 

Hellboy II (2008) | Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss, Anna Galton

Hellboy his pyrokinetic girlfriend Liz, and aquatic creature, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient army of killing machines to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity’s annihilation.

 

The Orphanage

 

The Orphanage (2007) | Belen Rueda, Geraldine Chaplin, Roger Princep, Fernando Cayo, Oscar Casas

A woman, along with her family, visits her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.

 

 

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Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) | Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi Lopez

In 1944, fascist Spain, the bookish, young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie, but captivating fantasy world.

 

 

 

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The Devil’s Backbone (2001) | Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Irene Visedo

After Carlos – a 12-year-old whose father died in the Spanish Civil War – arrives at an ominous boys’ orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets that he must uncover.

 

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