Biography

Rodrigo Prieto is a Mexican cinematographer. He is best known for Brokeback Mountain (2005), Babel (2006), Argo (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Silence (2016).

He also worked with Alejandro González Iñárritu on the acclaimed Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), and Biutiful (2010).

Pietro was nominated for two Academy Award for Best Cinematography, first in Brokeback Mountain and later in Silence.
- IMDb mini biography by: Pedro Borges

Frequently collaborates with Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Martin Scorsese

As of 2024, he has contributed with the cinematography of seven films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Brokeback Mountain (2005), Babel (2006), Argo (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Irishman (2019), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) and Barbie (2023). Of those, Argo (2012) is a winner in the category.

His grandfather, Jorge Prieto Laurens, was Mexican politician exiled in USA.

Graduated from Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC).

Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

His parents met at New York University.

I am not in this for the dream of winning awards, I am here to enjoy the work, and I take pleasure in what I do. Although, of course, if they arrive, we definitively must enjoy them.