---
name: "Guillermo Navarro"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/guillermo-navarro"
fi1m_id: "guillermo-navarro"
imdb_id: "nm0622897"
tmdb_id: 3113
wikidata_id: "Q1314113"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "director"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T12:24:19.430240+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."
---

# Guillermo Navarro

## Identity

Guillermo Navarro

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/guillermo-navarro
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** guillermo-navarro
- **IMDb ID:** nm0622897
- **TMDB ID:** 3113
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1314113
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Navarro, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1314113, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622897/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3113

Director. Born 1 January 1955 in Mexico City - Distrito Federal - Mexico.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1955, Mexico City - Distrito Federal - Mexico
- **Active:** 1995–present
- **Also known as:** Guillermo Navarro, ASC, AMC, Guillermo Navarro, ASC
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 12: 3 directing, 9 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Guillermo del Toro](https://film.one/person/guillermo-del-toro.md), [Andrew Black](https://film.one/person/andrew-black.md), [Antonio Banderas](https://film.one/person/antonio-banderas.md), [Bill Condon](https://film.one/person/bill-condon.md), [Chris Brancato](https://film.one/person/chris-brancato.md), [Doug Jones](https://film.one/person/doug-jones.md), [Karen Rosenfelt](https://film.one/person/karen-rosenfelt.md), [Kristen Stewart](https://film.one/person/kristen-stewart.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as director, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (3), 2000s 79 (2), 2010s 66 (5), 2020s 46 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Navarro, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1314113, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622897/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3113

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Hannibal*](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md) (81), [*Narcos*](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md) (76), [*Stuart Little*](https://film.one/film/stuart-little.md) (66)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*From Dusk Till Dawn*](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md) (75), [*The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2*](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-2.md) (55), [*The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1*](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-1.md) (47)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dark Matter*](https://film.one/tv/dark-matter.md) (61)
- **Disney+:** [*Dolittle*](https://film.one/film/dolittle.md) (32)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Guillermo Navarro is a Mexican cinematographer and television director. Born in Mexico City in 1955, he studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and trained in Paris before beginning his career as a still photographer and later working as a camera assistant.

He collaborated frequently with directors Robert Rodriguez and Guillermo del Toro. Navarro shot *Jackie Brown* (1997) for Quentin Tarantino, as well as *Cronos* (1992), *Desperado* (1995), *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), *The Devil's Backbone* (2001), *Hellboy* (2004) and *Pan's Labyrinth* (2006), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. He has also worked on films including *Night at the Museum* (2006) and later directed television series.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, slashfilm.com, theasc.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

### Directed (3) — the average rests on these

- *Dark Matter* (2024), Fi1m 61, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/dark-matter.md)
- *Narcos* (2015), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md)
- *Hannibal* (2013), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)

### Crew (9)

- *Dolittle* (2020), Fi1m 32, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/dolittle.md)
- *Pacific Rim* (2013), Fi1m 70, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim.md)
- *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2* (2012), Fi1m 55, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-2.md)
- *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1* (2011), Fi1m 47, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-1.md)
- *Pan's Labyrinth* (2006), Fi1m 87, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/pans-labyrinth.md)
- *Hellboy* (2004), Fi1m 71, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/hellboy.md)
- *Stuart Little* (1999), Fi1m 66, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/stuart-little.md)
- *Jackie Brown* (1997), Fi1m 83, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/jackie-brown.md)
- *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), Fi1m 75, Cinematography, Camera Operator, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

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

- *Hotel Cocaine* (2024), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Dark Matter* (2024), series, Director — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/dark-matter.md)
- *Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities* (2022), series, Director
- *The Unforgivable* (2021), Director of Photography
- *For Life* (2020), series, Director
- *Dolittle* (2020), Director of Photography — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/dolittle.md)
- *Godfather of Harlem* (2019), series, Director
- *Hostile Planet* (2019), series, Executive Producer
- *Pluto and Beyond* (2019), Sound Recordist
- *London Fields* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Cocaine Godmother* (2017), Director, Director of Photography
- *Marvel's Luke Cage* (2016), series, Director
- *Preacher* (2016), series, Director
- *Limitless* (2015), series, Director
- *Narcos* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/narcos.md)
- *The Whispers* (2015), series, Director
- *Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Sleepy Hollow* (2013), series, Director
- *Pacific Rim* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim.md)
- *The Bridge* (2013), series, Director
- *Hannibal* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/hannibal-2013.md)
- *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2* (2012), Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-2.md)
- *Mockingbird Lane* (2012), Cinematography
- *Mockingbird Lane* (2012), series, Director of Photography
- *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1* (2011), Director of Photography — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-1.md)
- *I Am Number Four* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Resident* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Megamind* (2010), Thanks — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/megamind.md)
- *It Might Get Loud* (2008), Cinematography
- *Hellboy II: The Golden Army* (2008), Director of Photography
- *What We Take from Each Other* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Blood Brothers* (2007), Cinematography
- *Night at the Museum* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Pan's Labyrinth* (2006), Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/pans-labyrinth.md)
- *Zathura: A Space Adventure* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Hellboy* (2004), Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/hellboy.md)
- *Imagining Argentina* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Broken Silence* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Devil's Backbone* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Spy Kids* (2001), as Pastor · Director of Photography
- *Salsa* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Stuart Little* (1999), Director of Photography — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/stuart-little.md)
- *Jackie Brown* (1997), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/jackie-brown.md)
- *Spawn* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The Long Kiss Goodnight* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Dream for an Insomniac* (1996), Director of Photography
- *From Dusk Till Dawn* (1996), Director of Photography, Camera Operator — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/from-dusk-till-dawn.md)
- *Four Rooms* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Dollar Mambo* (1995), Cinematography
- *Desperado* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Cisco Kid* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Cronos* (1993), Director of Photography
- *The Cover Girl Murders* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Vinaya* (1992), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Cabeza de Vaca* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Bathroom Intimacy* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Love Around the Corner* (1986), Director of Photography
- *El día en que vienen los muertos* (1982), Director of Photography
- *South Southeast: 2604* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Lions of the Sea*, Cinematography, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Guillermo Navarro](https://film.one/media/person/9145/gallery-a9bce861f7de.jpg) Guillermo Navarro — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Guillermo_Navarro_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026.jpg/1280px-Guillermo_Navarro_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![VFS welcomed Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Camera Operator David Crone (The A-Team) for a special talk with VFS students. Guillermo an (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/9145/gallery-f60f26c45db9.jpg) VFS welcomed Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Camera Operator David Crone (The A-Team) for a special talk with VFS students. Guillermo an (2011) — Vancouver Film School, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Cinematographer_Guillermo_Navarro_and_Camera_Operator_David_Crone_Visit_VFS_%285631839347%29.jpg/1280px-Cinematographer_Guillermo_Navarro_and_Camera_Operator_David_Crone_Visit_VFS_%285631839347%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![VFS welcomed Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Camera Operator David Crone (The A-Team) for a special talk with VFS students. Guillermo an (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/9145/gallery-045a5d5e80a2.jpg) VFS welcomed Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Camera Operator David Crone (The A-Team) for a special talk with VFS students. Guillermo an (2011) — Vancouver Film School, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Cinematographer_Guillermo_Navarro_and_Camera_Operator_David_Crone_Visit_VFS_%285631842253%29.jpg/1280px-Cinematographer_Guillermo_Navarro_and_Camera_Operator_David_Crone_Visit_VFS_%285631842253%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![VFS welcomed Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Camera Operator David Crone (The A-Team) for a special talk with VFS students. Guillermo an (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/9145/gallery-e1127f7138f5.jpg) VFS welcomed Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Camera Operator David Crone (The A-Team) for a special talk with VFS students. Guillermo an (2011) — Vancouver Film School, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Cinematographer_Guillermo_Navarro_and_Camera_Operator_David_Crone_Visit_VFS_%285632421466%29.jpg/1280px-Cinematographer_Guillermo_Navarro_and_Camera_Operator_David_Crone_Visit_VFS_%285632421466%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Guadalajara, Jalisco, 7 de marzo de 2008. Guillermo Navarro durante su charla Escribiendo con luz, realizada en la casa Zuno.](https://film.one/media/person/9145/gallery-a451d2a98165.jpg) Guadalajara, Jalisco, 7 de marzo de 2008. Guillermo Navarro durante su charla Escribiendo con luz, realizada en la casa Zuno. — Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Guillermo_Navarro.jpg/1280px-Guillermo_Navarro.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Guadalajara, Jalisco, 7 de marzo de 2008. Guillermo Navarro durante su charla Escribiendo con luz, realizada en la casa Zuno.](https://film.one/media/person/9145/gallery-a57c9f95ead6.jpg) Guadalajara, Jalisco, 7 de marzo de 2008. Guillermo Navarro durante su charla Escribiendo con luz, realizada en la casa Zuno. — Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Guillermo_Navarro_2.jpg/1280px-Guillermo_Navarro_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2007: Best Cinematography (won), for *Pan's Labyrinth*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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