---
name: "Affonso Beato"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/affonso-beato"
fi1m_id: "affonso-beato"
imdb_id: "nm0005649"
tmdb_id: 3656
wikidata_id: "Q382945"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "13 July 1941"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-26T03:00:55.275525+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Affonso Beato

## Identity

Affonso Beato

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/affonso-beato
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** affonso-beato
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005649
- **TMDB ID:** 3656
- **Wikidata ID:** Q382945
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affonso_Beato, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382945, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005649/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3656

Cinematographer. Born 13 July 1941 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 13 July 1941, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- **Active:** 1999–2006
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 84 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, History 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $200m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affonso_Beato, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q382945, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005649/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3656

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Ghost World*](https://film.one/film/ghost-world.md) (84)

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## Biography

Affonso Beato is a Brazilian cinematographer. Born Affonso Henrique Beato on 13 July 1941 in Rio de Janeiro, he began his career in the 1960s and gained international recognition for his work on Glauber Rocha's *Antonio das Mortes* (1969). He has worked extensively in both Brazilian and international cinema, including collaborations with directors such as Pedro Almodóvar and Stephen Frears.

His credits include *All About My Mother* (1999), *Ghost World* (2001), *Dark Water* (2005), *The Queen* (2006), *Love in the Time of Cholera* (2007) and *Nights in Rodanthe* (2008). He has also served as president of the Brazilian Society of Cinematographers and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the organisation in 2013. In 2017 he became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Queen* (2006), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-queen.md)
- *Ghost World* (2001), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-world.md)
- *All About My Mother* (1999), Fi1m 88, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-my-mother.md)

## Complete filmography (81)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Artur é Só Mais Um* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Pureza* (2022), Associate Producer
- *Plano B* (2014), Actor
- *Time and the Wind* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Cinema Verite* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Maysa: When the Heart Sings* (2009), series, Director of Photography
- *Nights in Rodanthe* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Love in the Time of Cholera* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Queen* (2006), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-queen.md)
- *Dark Water* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Plainsong* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Dot the I* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Fighting Temptations* (2003), Director of Photography
- *View from the Top* (2003), Director of Photography
- *God Is Brazilian* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Ghost World* (2001), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-world.md)
- *Orfeu* (1999), Director of Photography
- *All About My Mother* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-my-mother.md)
- *Treason* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Dead by Midnight* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Live Flesh* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Pronto* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The Informant* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Mil e Uma* (1996), Cinematography
- *Jorge Amado* (1996), Camera Operator
- *Five Days, Five Nights* (1996), Director of Photography
- *The Flower of My Secret* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Uncovered* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Wrong Man* (1993), as Director of Photography
- *João & Antônio* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Blood Ties* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Enid Is Sleeping* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Great Balls of Fire!* (1989), Director of Photography
- *The Big Easy* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Tropclip* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Happily Ever After* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Para Viver Um Grande Amor* (1984), Director of Photography
- *The Two Worlds of Angelita* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Brainwash* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Documenteur* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey* (1982), Cinematography
- *A Step Away* (1980), Camera Operator
- *Terra dos Índios* (1979), Camera Operator
- *The Boss' Son* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Destino Manifiesto* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Simplemente Jenny* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The Girl with the Incredible Feeling* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The Double Day* (1975), Cinematography
- *De Raízes e Rezas, Entre Outros* (1972), Cinematography
- *Le Maître du temps* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Padre Cícero* (1971), Director of Photography
- *O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Supergirl* (1971), as Man from Outer Space · Director of Photography
- *O Engenho* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Jaramataia* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Pindorama* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Viva Cariri* (1970), Director of Photography
- *A Mão do Homem* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Jornal do Sertão* (1970), Director of Photography
- *A Cantoria* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Os Imaginários* (1970), Director of Photography
- *A Erva Bruxa* (1970), Director of Photography
- *A Morte do Boi* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Frei Damião: Trombeta dos Aflitos, Martelo dos Herejes* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Máscara da Traição* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Antonio das Mortes* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Copacabana Fools Me* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Journey to the End of the World* (1968), Camera Operator
- *Arte Pública* (1968), Director of Photography
- *The Brave Warrior* (1968), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *1968* (1968), Director of Photography, Director
- *Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Face to Face* (1967), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Lima Barreto: Trajetória* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Auto de Vitória* (1966), Director of Photography
- *O Povo do Velho Pedro* (1965), Director of Photography
- *O Circo* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Heitor dos Prazeres* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Memória do Cangaço* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Just Below Sunset*, Executive Producer
- *Paciente*, Executive Producer

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