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Chuy Chávez

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 14% in 30 days

What are Chuy Chávez's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
26%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Morality
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Absurd
8
Hopeful
5
Warm
5
Joyful
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chuy Chávez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chuy Chávez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • (No sé) Cómo ser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Complices(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Desastre En Familia(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Una Pequeña Confusion(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • At Midnight(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ricardo O’Farrill: Ciudadano Mexicano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Monarch(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Como te ves, me vi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Por mis bigotes(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • After Lucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cedar Rapids(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Daniel and Ana(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Youth in Revolt(2009)

    Cinematographer · as Illegal Immigrant #1

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • El general(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tortilla Heaven(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Los Pajarracos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Photoscience Manager

  • Al Otro Lado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • El Tequilero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Me and You and Everyone We Know(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Sisters(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Zurdo(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Antibody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Second Assistant Camera

  • Dying on the Edge(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Chuck & Buck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Cinematographer · as Actor

  • Gringuito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Perfect Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Star Maps(1997)

    Cinematographer · as Customer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Mavela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1997 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Youth in Revolt (2009)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Youth in Revolt (2009)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 24: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting1 of 24: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 24: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography21 of 24: 17 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew2 of 24: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

24 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and acting overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2000s12 · 3 acting · 11 crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Chuy Chávez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Complices (2025)

98th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

Midcredits 88th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 54/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Chuy Chávez's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles31–60 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Chuy Chávez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chuy Chávez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miguel Arteta shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Producers