Juan José Saravia

Juan José Saravia, AMC, (born October 8, 1969) is a Mexican cinematographer known for being one of the pioneers in the research, use, training, and development of digital cinematographic technology in Mexico, as well as in research and experimentation in cinematography, animation, and interactive media. He has taught courses and workshops at various universities and film schools throughout the Mexican territory.[1][2]

Juan José Saravia
Born
Juan José Saravia

October 8, 1969 (1969-10-08) (age 54)
NationalityMexican
Alma materActive School of Photography
Ibero-American University
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1992–present
OrganizationMexican Society of Cinematographers
AwardsSilver Goddess Award for Best Cinematography
2005 Matando Cabos

Born in Mexico City, he studied the technical career of photography at the Active School of Photography in Mexico City and has a degree in communication with a specialization in cinematography from the Ibero-American University.[1]

In 2004, Saravia became member of the Mexican Society of Cinematographers (AMC), and, by 2009, founded and edited the magazine 23.98 fotogramas por segundo, a publication of the AMC that is still being published as of 2020. From 2007 to 2013, he served as vice president in function of a presidency with cinematographers Carlos R. Diazmuñoz Cerdán and Oscar Hijuelos. He then became president of the society until 2016.[3][4] Saravia has been nominated for two Silver Goddess Awards, winning one of them in 2005 for the film Matando Cabos (2004).[5]

He is currently attached to La venganza del Mascarita, the sequel to Matando Cabos, directed by Alejandro Lozano.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1995 Las nueve caras del miedo Christian González
La ley del cholo
2004 Matando Cabos Alejandro Lozano Silver Goddess Award for Best Cinematography
2007 Sultanes del Sur
2011 This Is Not a Movie Olallo Rubio
The Last Death David Ruiz
2012 Ventanas al mar Jesús Mario Lozano
Richness of Internal Space Kai Parlange Tessmann
La mala luz Tony Wakefield
2013 Panic 5 Bravo Kuno Becker
2014 Short Plays 28 directors[7] Co-cinematographer with Simon Brauer and Emmanuel Trousse
2017 Tigers Are Not Afraid Issa López Nominated – Silver Goddess Award for Best Cinematography
2019 Tod@s caen Ariel Winograd

Short films

Year Title Director Notes
1992 Beltrán Rolando Cuevas Co-cinematographer with Mark Liwerant
1994 El club de los 40 millones de jodidos Gustavo Loza
1995 Rota Laura Arnaiz Documentary short
1996 Avalon Lorenzo Hagerman
1997 La Divina Máquina de hacer Música Jose Ramon Pedroza Documentary short
Co-cinematographer with Juan Carlos Garcia Mata
2001 Santo al Cielo J.K.
2002 Guzman Huerta Alejandro Lozano
Pepe Castro
Juan Jose Saravia
Co-director
2005 Por eso no tienes novio Alejandro Lozano
2006 Feliz cumpleaños Everardo Gout
2009 Passage Shekhar Kapur Camera Operator
2012 Soy Veracruz Daniel Gruener Documentary Short
Soy Guanajuato
Soy Guerrero Ana Serradilla
Soy chiapas Paco Alvarez
Daniel Gruener
2013 Soy Nuevo Leon Daniel Gruener Documentary Short
Yo Descubrí Yucatán
2015 Chayanne: Madre Tierra (oye) Paco Alvarez
Daniel Gruener
2016 Deja que el mundo ruede Rodrigo Fiallega
Mario Carvajal
Carlos Terán
Video Short
2017 Lime Ice Cream Romina Serna

Television

Year Title Notes
2007 Trece Miedos 2 episodes
2008-2009 Los simuladores 5 episodes
2010-2016 Los Héroes del Norte Unknown episodes
2016–present Top Chef Mexico
2016 Esta Noche con Arath
2020 Control Z

References

  1. "Juan José Saravia - AMACC". Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. "Grant award winners Malayerba Rally". El Universal (in Spanish). 12 July 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. "Presidentes". Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  4. "MESA DIRECTIVA". LAAMC (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  5. "Juan José Saravia - Awards - IMDb". Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  6. "Ana Claudia Talancón revela fotos de Matando Cabos 2". El Sol de Mexico (in Spanish). January 8, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  7. "Short Plays (2014) - Full Cast & Crew". Retrieved November 16, 2020.


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