Gael García Bernal To Be A Father

by Jarrett Martineau | August 14, 2008 at 03:55 pm

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Acclaimed Mexican actor Gael García Bernal is going to be a father. This week he confirmd that he and his girlfriend Dolores Fonzi are expecting their first child.

[T]his week, Mexican actor Gael García Bernal has confirmed that he will be un papá también.
The 29-year-old actor, who counts Y Tu Mamá También, Babel and The Motorcycle Diaries among his international credits, confirmed Wednesday that he and his Argentine actress girlfriend are expecting their first child together.

"This statement is to say that, after so much speculation and comments, the actors Dolores Fonzi and Gael García Bernal are indeed expecting a baby at the start of next year," Bernal said in a statement released through Canana Films, the production company started by him and Luna.

Bernal and the 30-year-old actress first met in 2001, when both costarred in the Argentine film Private Lives. They have not been steadily dating since then, however, as Bernal was previously attached to Natalie Portman.