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Ricardo Méndez Matta

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Ricardo Méndez Matta is known for Thieves and Liars (2006), Nash Bridges (1996) and Operation Finale (2018). He has been married to Poli Marichal since 15 March 1989.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Thieves and Liars (2006)
    Thieves and Liars
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2006
    Don Johnson and Cheech Marin in Nash Bridges (1996)
    Nash Bridges
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director(as Ricardo Mendez Matta)
    Operation Finale (2018)
    Operation Finale
    6.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2018
    L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Ricardo Mendez Matta)

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Operation Finale (2018)
      Operation Finale
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Kyra Sedgwick in Ten Days in the Valley (2017)
      Ten Days in the Valley
      6.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • Tom Ellis in Lucifer (2016)
      Lucifer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: Los Angeles
      • 2016–2017
    • Hap and Leonard (2016)
      Hap and Leonard
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2016
    • Stay (2015)
      Stay
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • The Astronaut Wives Club (2015)
      The Astronaut Wives Club
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Rachel Bilson in Hart of Dixie (2011)
      Hart of Dixie
      7.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2011–2015
    • Cierra Ramirez, Maia Mitchell, Noah Centineo, David Lambert, and Hayden Byerly in The Fosters (2013)
      The Fosters
      7.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Ricardo Mendez Matta)
      • 2015
    • Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)
      Homeland
      8.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: Puerto Rico unit
      • 2013
    • A Better Life (2011)
      A Better Life
      7.2
      • first assistant director (as Ricardo Mendez Matta)
      • 2011
    • Jim Belushi, Jerry O'Connell, and Natalie Cohen in The Defenders (2010)
      The Defenders
      7.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2010–2011
    • Martin Henderson in Off the Map (2011)
      Off the Map
      7.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: Puerto Rico
      • 2011
    • Three Rivers (2009)
      Three Rivers
      6.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2009–2010
    • Toni Collette in United States of Tara (2009)
      United States of Tara
      8.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2009
    • Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side (2007)
      Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side
      7.2
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2009

    Director

    • Rachel Bilson in Hart of Dixie (2011)
      Hart of Dixie
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014–2015
    • Thieves and Liars (2006)
      Thieves and Liars
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Roma Downey, John Dye, and Della Reese in Touched by an Angel (1994)
      Touched by an Angel
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2003
    • The District (2000)
      The District
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Don Johnson and Cheech Marin in Nash Bridges (1996)
      Nash Bridges
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ricardo Mendez Matta)
      • 2000–2001
    • Vanessa Angel, John Asher, and Michael Manasseri in Weird Science (1994)
      Weird Science
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994–1998
    • Todo cambia
      Short
      • Director
      • 1994
    • ¿Cine en Puerto Rico?
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1979

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • The Vals (1983)
      The Vals
      4.2
      • assistant camera (as Ricardo Matta)
      • 1983
    • William Field and Conrad Hurtt in Under Arrest (1983)
      Under Arrest
      6.1
      • assistant camera (as Ricardo Mendez)
      • 1983

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Ricardo Mendez Matta
    • Spouse
      • Poli MarichalMarch 15, 1989 - present

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    • Trivia
      Member of the jury for the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2008.
    • Nickname
      • Roco

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