A conversation with the Oscar-nominated actress about books, reading, language, motherhood, Cape Fear and her admiration for Javier Bardem

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The Puerto Rican actor, who won an Academy Award for Traffic and has captivated audiences in works ranging from Che to Sicario, speaks about literature with the same intensity he brings to his most memorable performances. For him, reading is not just a pastime, but a discipline, a way of sharpening both the imagination and the soul. Del Toro’s literary grounding has shaped his approach to acting. He doesn’t just memorize dialogue..

Among his favorite books are Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses, for which he even narrated the audiobook, and Marlon James’s A Brief History of Seven Killings, a testament to his taste for layered storytelling and historical context. He’s also expressed a fondness for timeless classics like Don Quixote, Pride and Prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Great Gatsby, as well as the Harry Potter series — proof that magic, in all its forms, still moves him.