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Frankfurt, discussing a stuntman: He missed being killed in that shot be literally half an inch.

Guillermo del Toro

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Guillermo del Toro
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 9
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
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Television Actor
Television Producer
Guadalajara
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