(FILES) This file photo taken on November 15, 2017 shows director Guillermo del Toro attending the premiere of "The Shape of Water," at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Science in Beverly Hills, California. Long before he was the celebrated director of fantasy romance "The Shape of Water," this year's top Oscar contender with 13 nominations, Guillermo del Toro was fascinated with monsters and the movies. Teachers in his hometown, Guadalajara, Mexico, remember him coming to class with giant cockroaches, and friends recall helping him shoot his first movie at their school -- an eight-millimeter short film featuring a gelatinous monster. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck