Andrea González Mereles is a Mexican director of photography specialising in narrative storytelling. She studied at some of the most prestigious institutions; Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Maine Media Workshops and College in Maine and the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles. She is a 2014 Fulbright Scholar, a 2017 Film Independent Project Involve Fellow and a 2019 Berlinale Talents participant.
Andrea is a member of the International Collective of Female Cinematographers (I.C.F.C.) and the Apertura Mexican Collective of Female Cinematographers. Her films have been screened at numerous international film festivals, including the Vienna International Film Festival, Zurich International Film Festival, LA Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, Guanajuato International Film Festival, among others.
Her commercial credits include work for Netflix, RAM, Ford, Bank of America, and Heineken. Andrea lensed the feature film Cancuncito, which received a production grant from the prestigious FOCINE, sponsored by the Mexican Ministry of Culture. She recently shot a feature documentary on the iconic Mexican pop band RBD during their comeback tour. She is now preparing to shoot her next feature, a period film shot on Super 16mm with Puerto Rican-American director Omar Rodríguez-López.
With over 10 years of experience as a director of photography, her true interest lies in the art of telling stories. Cinematography is a professional journey she’s embarked on but it's also a personal one. Her intention is to understand what it means to be a human being; weaknesses, strengths and doubts, to portray it in her body of work. Andrea is based in Los Angeles and Mexico City.
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