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Gabriel Beristain

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Gabriel Beristain

Gabriel Beristain is a cinematographer born on May 9, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico. He is known for Black Widow, Blade II and The Beekeeper. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

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Born
May 9, 1955
Place of birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Also known as
Luis Gabriel Beristáin

Biography

Luis Gabriel Beristáin, ASC, BSC, AMC, is a Mexican cinematographer, producer, and television director known for his work on numerous well-known films, including The Distinguished Gentleman, The Spanish Prisoner, Blade II, and Street Kings, and several entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Agent Carter television series. He has collaborated with filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro, Derek Jarman, David Mamet, and David Ayer. He is an active member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Beristain was born in Mexico City, the son of actor Luis Beristáin. His interest in filmmaking began with his involvement in Mexico's independent film scene in the seventies. He studied engineering at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional and later joined a new film studies program at the school while also producing audiovisual training materials for the health department. After filming a number of documentaries, he founded a small commercial production company before moving to Italy in 1977. At the recommendation of director Sergio Leone, he relocated to the United Kingdom, where he enrolled in the prestigious National Film and Television School, which accepted only 25 students a year. He was one of only five foreigners to be accepted into the school and studied cinematography under Oswald Morris and Billy Williams. His first feature film as a cinematographer was the 1983 Colombian horror film Bloody Flesh (Spanish: Carne de tu carne, "Flesh of Your Flesh"), for which he won the Best Cinematography Award at the Bogotá Film Festival. His work on Derek Jarman's 1986 film Caravaggio earned him a Special Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Beristain was one of several cinematographers on the 1987 anthology film Aria, which was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Allen Daviau suggested he move to Hollywood, where he could apply his talents and unique insight into both Mexican and Anglo cultures. Beristain has been a member of the British Society of Cinematographers since 1990 and the American Society of Cinematographers since 2002. While working on 2003's S.W.A.T., Beristain became friends with executive producer Louis D'Esposito, who, after helping form Marvel Studios, invited Beristain to do additional photography for Iron Man. He wound up in the same function in six other Marvel Cinematic Universe films and also served as cinematographer for the D'Esposito-directed Marvel One-Shot short films Item 47 (2012) and Agent Carter (2013), as well as the television series Agent Carter. Beristein would eventually have his first feature for the studio as cinematographer in 2021's Black Widow. Beristain had a son born in 1980 who lived in Austria and died in 2000. Beristain's influences are Gregg Toland, Freddie Young, Emmanuel Lubezki, and Roger Deakins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gabriel Beristain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2025The GentlemanDirector
  2. 2025Washington BlackCinematography
  3. 2024Harold and the Purple CrayonCinematography
  4. 2024The BeekeeperCinematography
  5. 2022MonarchCinematography
  6. 2021Black WidowCinematography
  7. 2019Havana KyrieProducer
  8. 2016MacGyverDirector
  9. 2015Marvel's Agent CarterCinematography
  10. 2014The StrainCinematography
  11. 2013Marvel One-Shot: Agent CarterCinematography
  12. 2012Marvel One-Shot: Item 47Cinematography
  13. 2012Magic CityCinematography
  14. 2011There Be DragonsCinematography
  15. 2010Hawaii Five-0Cinematography · Director
  16. 2010Princess KaiulaniCinematography
  17. 2010And Soon the DarknessCinematography
  18. 2008Street KingsCinematography
  19. 2007The InvisibleCinematography
  20. 2006The SentinelCinematography
  21. 2006The Shaggy DogCinematography
  22. 2005Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinityas Self
  23. 2005The Ring TwoCinematography
  24. 2004Incident at Loch Nessas Self
  25. 2004Blade: TrinityCinematography
  26. 2003S.W.A.T.Cinematography
  27. 2002The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'as Self
  28. 2002Blade IICinematography
  29. 2002El GritoDirector
  30. 1999MollyCinematography
  31. 1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last TimeCinematography
  32. 1998Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the MummyCinematography
  33. 1997The Spanish PrisonerCinematography
  34. 1997Trial and ErrorCinematography
  35. 1995Dolores ClaiborneCinematography
  36. 1994GreedyCinematography
  37. 1993Fatal InstinctCinematography
  38. 1993Bound by HonorCinematography
  39. 1992The Distinguished GentlemanCinematography
  40. 1991K2Cinematography
  41. 1990Waiting for the LightCinematography
  42. 1989Killing DadCinematography
  43. 1989Venus PeterCinematography
  44. 1988JoyridersCinematography
  45. 1988TroublesCinematography
  46. 1988The CourierCinematography
  47. 1987AriaCinematography
  48. 1986CaravaggioCinematography
  49. 1986Oraingoz izen gabeCinematography
  50. 1985Christmas PresentCinematography
  51. 1983Bloody FleshCinematography