Rodrigo Prieto,

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, AMC (born November 23, 1965), is a Mexican

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. He has been closely associated as cinematographer for

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and

Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu (; American Spanish: ; credited since 2016 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter. He is primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the hum ...

, among other directors. He is a member of both the Mexican Society of Cinematographers and the

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. Throughout his career, Prieto has received many awards and nominations, including three

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nominations for Ang Lee's ''

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'' (2005) and Martin Scorsese's ''

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'' (2016) and ''

The Irishman ''The Irishman'' (subtitled onscreen as ''I Heard You Paint Houses'') is a 2019 American epic gangster film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 nonfiction book '' I Heard You Paint Hou ...

'' (2019).

Life and career

Rodrigo Prieto was born in

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, Mexico. His grandfather, Jorge Prieto Laurens, was the mayor of Mexico City and leader of the

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, but was later persecuted by the country's ruler because of political differences. Prieto's grandfather escaped with his family to Texas and then to

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. There, Prieto's father would spend most of his childhood. Prieto's father studied

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at New York University, where he met and married Prieto's mother, an artist. Rodrigo Prieto graduated from

Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica The Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) is a film school belonging to Mexico's Secretariat of Culture. It was founded in 1975 with the aim of providing technical and artistic training for those entering the film industry. The CCC is pa ...

in Mexico City. Prieto became an established cinematographer, working with such names as

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(''

25th Hour ''25th Hour'' is a 2002 American drama film directed by Spike Lee and starring Edward Norton. Adapted by David Benioff from his own 2001 debut novel ''The 25th Hour'', it tells the story of a man's last 24 hours of freedom as he prepares to go t ...

''),

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('' 8 Mile''),

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(''

'' and ''

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)'' and

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''(

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''). Nonetheless, his political legacy still has a visible effect on his career. In 2002, Prieto shot ''

Frida ''Frida'' is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Starring Salma Hayek in an Academy Award–nominated portrayal as Kahl ...

'', a film about

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, a communist Mexican artist. In 2003, Prieto cooperated with

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in two documentary projects: ''

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'', about

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, and ''

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'', about

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. In 2004, Prieto shot ''

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'' for Stone. Prieto also worked with

on the acclaimed ''

Amores perros ''Amores perros'' is a 2000 Mexican psychological drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Guillermo Arriaga, based on a story by them both. ''Amores perros'' is the first installmen ...

'', ''

21 Grams ''21 Grams'' is a 2003 American psychological drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu from a screenplay by Guillermo Arriaga. The film stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Danny Huston and Benicio Del Toro. The seco ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

Biutiful ''Biutiful'' is a 2010 psychological drama film directed, produced and co-written by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Javier Bardem. The project marks González Iñárritu's first film in his native Spanish language since his debut ...

''. Prieto is noted for his unconventional use of the camera often combined with strong moody lighting. In ''25th Hour'', Prieto utilized overexposure and other techniques to create original dream-like images to signify that the events shown on screen are memories or visions. Similarly innovative photography could be spotted in ''Frida'', featuring strong colors and sharp imagery blended with atmospheric yellows and browns, as well as his experimental use of infrared during a battle scene in ''

''. Prieto also is interested in evoking naturalism, most evident in ''

The Homesman ''The Homesman'' is a 2014 Western historical drama film set in the 1850s Midwest and directed by Tommy Lee Jones. The screenplay by Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald, and Wesley Oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout. T ...

'' and ''

''. Prieto not only shot ''Brokeback Mountain'', for which he was nominated for an

, but appeared in a cameo role within the film as a Mexican gigolo whom

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's character,

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, meets. Prieto has formed an artistic collaboration with

; first on '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', ''

'', for which he garnered his second

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nomination for Best Cinematography, and most recently ''

'', released in November 2019. In December 2019, Prieto announced he would be involved with Scorsese's upcoming film ''

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''. He served as cinematographer for the music videos for the three

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2020 singles, " The Man", which references one of his previous films, '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', " Cardigan" and "

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". Prieto is the recipient of the 2021 Vilcek Prize in Filmmaking, awarded by the

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Personal life

Prieto resides in

, California with his wife Monica and they have two daughters: Maria Fernanda and Ximena.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

BAFTA Awards The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The cere ...

American Society of Cinematographers Awards The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), founded in Hollywood in 1919, is a cultural, educational, and professional organization that is neither a labor union nor a guild. The society was organized to advance the science and art of cinem ...

Other awards

Ariel Awards The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...

Circuit Community Awards

Boston Society of Film Critics The Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) is an organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. History The BSFC was formed in 1981 to make “Boston’s unique critical perspective heard on a national and internati ...

Critics' Choice Awards The Critics' Choice Movie Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Writt ...

Camerimage The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage () is a festival dedicated to the celebration of cinematography and recognition of its creators, cinematographers. The first seven events (1993–1999) were held in Toruń, ...

Chicago Film Critics Association Chlotrudis Awards Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain CinEuphoria Awards

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Dublin Film Critics' Circle

Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with Poly(methyl m ...

Florida Film Critics Circle The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) is a film critic organization founded in 1996. The FFCC comprises 30 film critics from Florida-based print and online publications. At the end of each year, the FFCC members vote on the Florida Film Critics ...

Georgia Film Critics Association The Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) is an organization of professional film critics from the U.S. state of Georgia. Inclusion is open to film critics throughout the entire state of Georgia, although the majority of members are concentrate ...

Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is us ...

Goya Awards The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sc ...

Houston Film Critics Society The Houston Film Critics Society is a non-profit film critic unincorporated voluntary organization in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The group presents an annual set of film awards for "extraordinary accomplishment in film" in a ceremony h ...

International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers International Cinephile Society Awards International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards National Society of Film Critics North Texas Film Critics Association Online Film & Television Association

Online Film Critics Society Award The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) is an international professional association of online film journalists, historians and scholars who publish their work on the World Wide Web. The organization was founded in January 1997 by Harvey S. Karten ...

Phoenix Critics Circle Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

San Diego Film Critics Society The San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) is an organization of film reviewers from San Diego-based publications that was founded in 1997. Overview The San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) is composed of print, television, radio and digital ...

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC), formerly known as San Francisco Film Critics Circle, was founded in 2002 as an organization of film journalists and critics from San Francisco, California based publications. Included in it ...

San Sebastián International Film Festival

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St. Louis Film Critics Association Tribeca Film Festival

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

Vilcek Prize in Filmmaking

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) is a group of film critics based in Washington, D.C., and founded in 2002. WAFCA is composed of nearly 50 D.C.-based film critics from internet, print, radio, and television. Annually, the ...

References

External links

Interview with Prieto
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Life and career

Personal life

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

BAFTA Awards The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The cere ...

American Society of Cinematographers Awards The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), founded in Hollywood in 1919, is a cultural, educational, and professional organization that is neither a labor union nor a guild. The society was organized to advance the science and art of cinem ...

Other awards

See also

References

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