The Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter Guillermo del Toro heads a list of 12 national and foreign personalities to whom the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) will award a doctorate honorary cause.
On August 24, through a statement on its official Twitter account, the highest house of studies announced that it will name the 57-year-old from Guadalajara with the honorary title.
In extraordinary session, the #University CouncilUNAM approves the designation of honorary doctorates to 12 distinguished national and foreign personalities, in recognition of their careers in the academic, scientific and cultural fields. pic.twitter.com/RCHY2WX17U
– UNAM (@UNAM_MX) August 24, 2022
In an extraordinary session, the #UNAMUniversity Council approves the designation of the degree doctor ‘honoris causa’ to 12 distinguished national and foreign personalities, in recognition of their careers in the academic, scientific and cultural fields.
In addition, on the list in which the filmmaker stands out are the philosopher Judith Butler, the scientist Manuel Castells Oliván, the biologist Joanne Chory, the physicist-mathematician Ingrid Daubechies and the teacher of Letters, MarÃa Rosario Dosal Gómez.
According to the UNAM Foundation website, the doctorate honorary cause It is the highest recognition that this institution can grant to “characters who have fought to improve society or who have contributed to the well-being of a community from fields such as pedagogy, arts, letters and sciences”.
Why will UNAM recognize Guillermo del Toro?
The semblance dedicated to Guillermo del Toro describes the two-time Oscar winner as “one of the most creative and visionary artists of his generation, whose distinctive style is displayed in his work as a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and author.”
In the 1980s he began to record horror shorts; In 1993 he gained worldwide recognition for the Mexican-American co-production ‘Cronos’, which he directed from his own script, after beginning his career as a special effects make-up artist. The film premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival and won more than 20 international awards.
With ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay and won the Academy Awards for Direction, Cinematography and Makeup. In total, the film won more than 40 international awards and appeared on more than 35 critics’ lists of the best films of the year.
With ‘The Shape of Water’ he won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice International Film Festival, four Academy Awards, along with BAFTAs for Best Director and Best Production Design. His filmography as a director includes 11 feature films, including ‘Mimic’, ‘The Devil’s Backbone’, ‘Blade II’, ‘Hellboy’ and ‘The Alley of Lost Souls’.
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