Rodrigo Prieto (born November, 1965 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican cinematographer. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

His grandfather was mayor of Mexico City and leader of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, but was later persecuted by the country's ruler because of political differences. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico 's bicameral The grandfather escaped with his family to Texas and then to Los Angeles. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West There, Prieto's father would spend most of his childhood. He studied aeronautical engineering in New York, where he met and married Prieto's mother. Aerospace engineering is the branch of Engineering behind the design construction and science of Aircraft and Spacecraft. They moved back to Mexico, where Prieto was born. Prieto has become an established cinematographer, working with such big names as Spike Lee (25th Hour) and Curtis Hanson (8 Mile), but his Mexican political legacy still has a visible effect on his career. Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, 25th Hour is a 2002 Spike Lee film based on David Benioff 's novel The 25th Hour. Curtis Lee Hanson (born March 24 1945) is an Academy Award -winning American filmmaker 8 Mile is a 2002 American Drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eminem, Kim Basinger, In 2002, he shot Frida, a film about Frida Kahlo, a communist Mexican artist. Frida is a 2002 biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo (July 6 1907 – July 13 1954 was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based In 2003, he cooperated with Oliver Stone in two documentary projects: Comandante, about Fidel Castro, and Persona Non Grata, about Yassir Arafat. William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Comandante is a political Documentary film by American director Oliver Stone. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until Persona non grata ( Latin, Plural: personae non gratae, also abbreviated PNG literally meaning "an unwelcome person" is a term used Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 In 2004, he shot Alexander for Stone. Alexander is a 2004 Epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great. Prieto also worked with Alejandro González Iñárritu on the acclaimed Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel . Alejandro González Iñárritu (i'ɲaritu born August 15, 1963, to Hector González Gama and Luz María Iñárritu in Mexico City, is an Academy Amores perros is a Mexican Film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu in 2000 21 Grams is a 2003 Drama directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. Babel (בָּבֶל Bavel) (بابل Babel) is the name used in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an for the city of Babylon

Rodrigo 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, which featured strong colors and sharp imagery blended with atmospheric yellows and browns.

Recently, Prieto not only shot Brokeback Mountain, for which he has garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, but appeared in a cameo role within the film as a Mexican gigolo whom Jake Gyllenhaal's character, Jack Twist, meets. Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal ( born December 19 1980 is an American actor His most recent project is State of Play. State of Play is an upcoming American Political thriller scheduled for release in 2009. ^[1]

Notable filmography

• State of Play (2009)
• Lust, Caution (2007)
• Babel (2006)
• Brokeback Mountain (2005)
• Alexander (2004)
• Persona Non Grata (2003)
• 21 Grams (2003)
• Comandante (2003)
• 25th Hour (2002)
• 8 Mile (2002)
• Frida (2002)
• Ten Tiny Love Stories (2001)
• Original Sin (2001)
• Amores perros (2000)
• Un Embrujo (1998)
• Edipo alcalde (1996)

References

External links

• Rodrigo Prieto at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Prieto

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