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Affonso Beato(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Producer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Affonso Beato in Dark Water: Extraordinary Ensemble (2005)
Affonso Beato was born on 13 July 1941 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for All About My Mother (1999), The Queen (2006) and Orfeu (1999).
BornJuly 13, 1941
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BornJuly 13, 1941
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Marisa Paredes and Cecilia Roth in All About My Mother (1999)
    All About My Mother
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
    Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
    The Queen
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
    Orfeu (1999)
    Orfeu
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
    Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson in Ghost World (2001)
    Ghost World
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Templo de Júpiter (2021)
      Templo de Júpiter
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Prego e Flores (2021)
      Prego e Flores
      Short
      • Cinematography Monitor
      • 2021
    • Time and the Wind (2013)
      Time and the Wind
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Big Family (2001)
      Big Family
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Roberto Carlos in Roberto Carlos Especial (1974)
      Roberto Carlos Especial
      7.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2011
    • Diane Lane, Tim Robbins, and James Gandolfini in Cinema Verite (2011)
      Cinema Verite
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2011
    • Drew Mason in G-R-I-N-D (2009)
      G-R-I-N-D
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Maysa: When the Heart Sings (2009)
      Maysa: When the Heart Sings
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Richard Gere and Diane Lane in Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
      Nights in Rodanthe
      6.0
      • director of photography
      • 2008
    • Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
      Love in the Time of Cholera
      6.4
      • director of photography
      • 2007
    • Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
      The Queen
      7.3
      • director of photography
      • 2006
    • Jennifer Connelly in Dark Water (2005)
      Dark Water
      5.6
      • director of photography
      • 2005
    • Aidan Quinn and Rachel Griffiths in Plainsong (2004)
      Plainsong
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2004
    • Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé in The Fighting Temptations (2003)
      The Fighting Temptations
      5.6
      • director of photography
      • 2003
    • Candice Bergen, Rob Lowe, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kelly Preston, and Christina Applegate in View from the Top (2003)
      View from the Top
      5.3
      • director of photography
      • 2003

    Producer

    • Tudo o Que Nunca Foi Dito
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • Adriana Rabelo and Carol Pita in Um Minuto na Vida de Joana (2022)
      Um Minuto na Vida de Joana
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Dira Paes in Pureza (2022)
      Pureza
      7.7
      • associate producer
      • 2022
    • Madame
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Scent of Love (2021)
      Scent of Love
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Pulso (2021)
      Pulso
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Prego e Flores (2021)
      Prego e Flores
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Noite de Chuva (2021)
      Noite de Chuva
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Just Below Sunset
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • A Despedida (2020)
      A Despedida
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Emiliano Ruschel in Despedida Despedido (2020)
      Despedida Despedido
      8.8
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Carol Pita in O Despertar de Anita (2020)
      O Despertar de Anita
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Night Mara (2019)
      Night Mara
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • A Cruel Healing (2017)
      A Cruel Healing
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • He and Rock & Roll (2016)
      He and Rock & Roll
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Command or Truth (2009)
      Command or Truth
      Short
      • consulting producer
      • 2009

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Big Family (2001)
      Big Family
      7.8
      TV Series
      • consultant cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Mateus Solano in Seize the Day (2009)
      Seize the Day
      6.1
      TV Series
      • cinematography consultant
      • 2009
    • Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)
      The Queen
      7.3
      • 'a' camera operator
      • 2006
    • Gael García Bernal and Natalia Verbeke in Dot the I (2003)
      Dot the I
      6.7
      • camera operator
      • 2003
    • Christmas Evil (1980)
      Christmas Evil
      5.6
      • additional photography
      • 1980
    • Macunaima (1969)
      Macunaima
      6.8
      • assistant camera
      • 1969
    • Viagem ao Fim do Mundo (1968)
      Viagem ao Fim do Mundo
      7.1
      • camera operator
      • 1968
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • resume
    • Alternative names
      • Affonso Henrique Beato
    • Born
      • July 13, 1941
      • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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      Bachelor in Fine Arts.

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