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Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro G. Inarritu Launch Fund to Support Film Industry Workers Amid Pandemic

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Oscar-winning Mexican directors Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro González Iñárritu joined actress Salma Hayek to set up a fund to help support movie industry workers out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Mexican Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences announced the fund Thursday. González Iñárritu spoke via a video call. "This was an act of solidarity with our colleagues in this industry, without asking anybody else besides ourselves," González Iñárritu said.

The fund has raised about $440,000 so far, and more donations are expected. Each beneficiary will get a one-time payment of about $885.

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