Guillermo Arriaga

The Profile

Guillermo Arriaga is a Mexican screenwriter, director, and author known for emotionally charged, nonlinear dramas. He wrote Amores Perros, 21 Grams, and Babel, and directed The Burning Plain (2008).

Won Best Screenplay at Cannes 2005 for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada; frequent collaborator with Alejandro González Iñárritu on Amores Perros, 21 Grams, and Babel.

Two reviews focus on Arriaga’s directorial debut The Burning Plain. They highlight a sorrowful, character-driven drama told through precise flashbacks and intertwined timelines. Performances by Theron, Basinger, and Lawrence are praised. One review lauds it as must-see; another notes a heavy, slow pace and over-complexity.