Antonio Riestra

Quick Facts

Full Name	Antonio Riestra
Occupation	Cinematographer
Date Of Birth	Feb 16, 1969(1969-02-16)
Age	55
Birthplace	Mexico City
Country	Mexico
Birth City	Mexico City
Horoscope	Aquarius

Antonio Riestra Biography

Antonio Riestra is one of the most popular and richest Cinematographer who was born on February 16, 1969 in Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico. Riestra was born in Mexico in 1969. He worked as a still photographer for the National Indigenous Institute in Mexico, and later with the Cree and Carrier Nations in British Columbia before moving back to Mexico City and beginning a career in film.

Antonio Riestra Net Worth

Antonio Riestra is one of the richest Cinematographer from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Antonio Riestra 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Antonio Riestra, ASC, AČK. (born 1969), is a Mexican born cinematographer, working in both North America and Europe. He won a Goya Award, and a Gaudí Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Augustí Villaronga’s Black Bread (Spain’s official entry for the 84th Academy Awards).

Riestra began his career in film working as an assistant cameraman with Pierre Beccu French Director/DP on a documentary about Guatemalan refugees going back home after living in Mexico. After this job, he was hired to do the making of documentary of the Swedish film “Pumas daughter” shot in southern Mexico. Riestra climbed the ladder in the film industry on several projects as a focus puller like Rough Magic Directed bby Claire Peploe, starring Russell Crow and Bridget Fonda and then on Amores Perros as a camera operator and with Emmanuel Lubezki in commercials. Riestra’s first opportunity to be a cinematographer came on an American commercial shooting in Mexico which later opened the doors to working with the best Mexican commercial directors, and also to shooting 2nd Unit on Frida (2002) alongside Rodrigo Prieto, AMC, ASC. From there Riestra worked as director of photography on several films including: Normal the Düsseldorf Ripper (2009), which earned him a nomination for Best Cinematography at the Czech Lion Awards, Black Bread (2010) for which he won best cinematography at both the Goya Awards and Gaudi Awards, Lidice (2011), which earned him another nomination for best cinematography at the Czech Lion Awards, Katmandú: A Mirror in the Sky (2011), earning him a nomination for best cinematography at the Gaudi Awards, and Mama (2013), for which he was nominated for best cinematography at the Canadian Screen Awards.

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Facts & Trivia

Antonio Ranked on the list of most popular Cinematographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Antonio Riestra celebrates birthday on February 16 of every year.