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Pedro Sotero

Cinematographer

Pedro Sotero is a cinematographer with an extensive filmography spanning short films, feature films, and television series. He has collaborated with directors such as Kleber Mendonça Filho, Bárbara Wagner, Nara Normande, Joana Jabace, and Argentine filmmaker Benjamín Naishtat. His cinematography work includes over 15 feature films, five of which were selected for the Cannes Film Festival: Aquarius (2016), Gabriel and the Mountain (2017), Bacurau (2019), Pictures of Ghosts (2023), and Baby (2024). Sotero received the Best Cinematography award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for Rojo (2018), and his work was featured at the Venice Biennale with the installation Swinguerra (2019). His recent credits include Baby, Meu Nome é Gal, Propriedade, Betinho: Living On A Razor's Edge (Globoplay), 3 episodes of Sintonia fifth season (Netflix), and the second season of Cangaço Novo (Amazon Prime), slated for release in 2026. In 2025 he shot the Argentinian noir feature Glaxo, produced by RT Features on his second collaboration with Argentinian director Benjamín Naishtat, also slated for release in 2026.

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Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Pedro Sotero's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Society
26%
Power
23%
Survival
11%
Bonds
6%
Morality
6%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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 3 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · 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 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
5
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Warm
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Pedro Sotero's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pedro Sotero'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

46 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

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

    Cinematographer

  • O Gênio do Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Sandra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Baby(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Seu Cavalcanti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Property(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Betinho: No Fio da Navalha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomaz Green Morton

  • Meu Nome é Gal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Pictures of Ghosts(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Wandering Heart(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sweet River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • All of This Is Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Azougue Nazareth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Associate Producer

  • Bacurau(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Swinguerra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Rise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Caçador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Rojo(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Parkland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Holy Tremor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Saudade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Gabriel and the Mountain(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Bye Bye Deutschland! Eine Lebensmelodie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Travessia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Estás Vendo Coisas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer · Writer

  • Aquarius(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Faz Que Vai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Coffee Stains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • I Swear I'll Leave This Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • O Poeta Americano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Casa Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Julio Sumiu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Under the Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Au Revoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Neighboring Sounds(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Good Luck, Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Canção para minha irmã (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Mens Sana in Corpore Sano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Praça Walt Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Additional Camera

  • Tchau e Bênção (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Cold Tropics(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Amigos de Risco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Friday Night, Saturday Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Pedro

  • Eletrodoméstica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Assistant Director

  • Green Vinyl(2004)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles, 45 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Bacurau (2019)

$3.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Pictures of Ghosts (2023)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Bacurau (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 46: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 46: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 46: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 46: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography39 of 46: 37 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thOther crew4 of 46: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

46 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s28 · crew2020s12 · 1 acting · 11 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 Pedro Sotero's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · cinematographer

Aquarius (2016)

74th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Pictures of Ghosts (2023)

Midcredits 96th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 76/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 46. 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 Pedro Sotero's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Pedro Sotero work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pedro Sotero's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kleber Mendonça Filho shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers