Carlos González, VSC, is a Venezuelan

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and director based in

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. As a cinematographer, some of his film credits include '' Raw Justice'' (1994), '' Original Gangstas'' (1996), '' Joseph's Gift'' (1998), '' The Breaks'' (1999), '' Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies'' (1999) and '' The Omega Code'' (1999). In television, González served as a cinematographer on the series '' The New Normal,'' Switched At Birth and From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, among others. In 2000, he became a cinematographer on the

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series '' The Brothers García'', he made his directorial debut on that series in 2002. His other directing credits include ''

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,'' ''

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, 100 Things To Do Before High School, Switched At Birth, Stuck In The Middle, and the three-hour miniseries Lost In The West''. As a film director, he directed the documentaries ''Children of the Clouds'' (2007) and ''Robbed of Truth'' (2011). González was born in Maturín,

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. He has a Bachelor of Architecture from the

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and a Masters in Cinematography from the

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. He holds triple nationality, U.S., E.U. (Spain) and Venezuela. He is a member of the

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, the Venezuelan Society of Cinematography (SVC) and the

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* American documentary filmmakers American cinematographers Film producers from Los Angeles American television directors Living people University of Miami School of Communication alumni Venezuelan emigrants to the United States Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) People from Maturín {{US-cinematographer-stub