Mexican actor Gael García Bernal is branching out. In December, Mala reported that in addition to his acting, Gael was a spokesperson for the international humanitarian organization Oxfam. Now it seems that the muli-faceted Gael will show yet another of his faces — that of director:

Mexican actor García Bernal will begin shooting this week on his first film as a director, in which he will also act as protagonist.

The project was born a few months back as a made for TV movie , but with time Gael managed to get financing to turn it into a feature film.

…The film is about a group of young people, children of rich parents, who think they know everything and have everything, but who after a journey discover they have nothing.

Sounds intriguing, and a break from typical Mexican film plots of late. Best of luck, Gael!

Via / LaBotana.com