Born: ?, Chile.

Education: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos) [UNAM], Mexico City; The London Film School.

Career: Ph numerous commercials dir by David Frankham [for Yahoo, Juicy Fruit, Adidas, etc.], Frederik Bond [for Nike], Ashley King [for Nokia], Steve Lowe [for Nescafé], Mark Kohr [for Labatt], Chris Milk [for Nintendo], Traktor [for Saturn], Philippe Andre [for Toyota], a.o. Ph music videos with a: Supergrass, Cliff Richard, Fatboy Slim, Green Day, a.o. Directed music videos, e.g. 'We Come 1' [2001; a: Faithless].

Awards: British Independent Film Award 'Best Newcomer [Off Screen]' nom [2000] for 'The Low Down'.



FILMS & TELEVISION

1987

Fragmentos de un cuerpo [Ramón Cervantes Audelo] 16mm/c; short/57m; cph: Emmanuel Lubezki, a.o.; prod UNAM

1994

Valparaíso [Mariano Andrade] c

1996

Historias de fútbol/Football Stories [Andrés Wood] c; 2uc: Miguel Joan Littin M.

1997

Hairshirt/Too Smooth [Dean Paras] c; + small part

1999

The Low Down [Jamie Thraves] s16-35bu/c

2000

Disco Pigs [Kirsten Sheridan] c; addph: Peter Robertson

2003

The Edge [Luis Mandoki] tv-pilot

2004

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Garth Jennings] s35/c; addph: Robert Binnall; 2uc: Shaun O'Dell; aph: John Marzano; uwph: Mike Valentine; vfx ph: Rick Mietkowski

2007

Passengers [Rodrigo García] s35/c; uwph: Ian Seabrook

2009

The Kids Are All Right [Lisa Cholodenko] c

FILMS AS CAMERA ASSISTANT

1991

Como agua para chocolate/Like Water for Chocolate [Alfonso Arau] co-focus puller; ph: Emmanuel Lubezki & Steven Bernstein

2006

The Possibility of Hope [Alfonso Cuarón; doc/27m] co-c.op; ph: Gary Tarn