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You can only be a good father in relationship to your childhood.

Guillermo del Toro

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