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Julián Apezteguia

Julián Apezteguia

Cinematographer · Born March 3, 1974 (52) · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Born in Buenos Aires in 1974. After film school and some tv experience, his film career started in the camera department as an assistant in a wide variety of projects. A few years later starts to work as cinematographer with a deep root in the independent films but also exploring the documentary, tv series and music videos. Has worked with many of the finest directors in Argentina like Israel Adrian Caetano in Bolivia, Cronica de una Fuga, Francia; Carlos Sorín for La Ventana, El Gato Desaparece, Dias de Pesca; Pablo Trapero for Carancho, El Clan and Pablo Fendrik in La Sangre Brota and El Ardor, as well as some of the most promising directors of the new generation like Alejandro Fadel in Los Salvajes. His films have been selected for festivals such as Cannes, San Sebastian, Toronto and Venice. Had several nominations and received the ADF Award 2006 for Crónica de una Fuga and BAFICI 2012 Best Cinematography for Los Salvajes, this film was also selected to compete in Camerimage 2012.

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Born
March 3, 1974 (52)
From
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 45% in 30 days

What are Julián Apezteguia's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Survival
27%
Bonds
23%
Morality
17%
Self
11%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 7

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
7
Dread
3
Contemplative
3
Romantic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

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 Julián Apezteguia's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Julián Apezteguia'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

39 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Realities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Los inocentes(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Old Lady(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Always Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • 27 Nights(2025)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Our Part of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Upon Open Sky(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • No Guilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Family Album (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Notes for My Son(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Crimes That Bind(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Murder Me, Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • The arid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Blood Will Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • El Angel(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Future Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Los que aman odian(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Brother(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • I Married a Dumbass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Gomorra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • The Clan(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sexo fácil, películas tristes(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Ardor(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Los intrusos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Habi, The Foreigner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Gone Fishing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cat Vanishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Carancho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Tres juntos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Extraordinary Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Additional Director of Photography

  • Chronicle of an Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • Bolivia(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Silvia Prieto(1999)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • La expresión del deseo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    First Assistant Camera

  • Historias Breves II: Abrigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Camera Operator

  • Historias Breves 0: Vértigos, o contemplación de algo que cae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Production Assistant

  • El Sobrino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Clan (2015)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Bolivia (1999)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

El Angel (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 38: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography34 of 38: 29 only cinematography, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew8 of 38: 4 only other crew, 4 with another role

38 titles, 5 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s12 · 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 Julián Apezteguia's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

Los inocentes (2025)

97th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Bolivia (1999)

Midcredits 86th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 57. 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.

Who does Julián Apezteguia work with?

People who share at least 2 of Julián Apezteguia's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pablo Barbieri Carrera shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers