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Horacio Martinez

Horacio Martinez

Cinematographer

Horacio A. Martinez was born August 30th 1987 in Caracas, Venezuela. Living in Los Angeles, California. He started his passion for visual storytelling at the age 16 when he got his first Nikon SLR camera. As a former film composer kept film and music as a huge part of his life, composing for short films and narratives. Former Journalist, finished his studies and got a bachelor's degree in Journalism, during his teenage years he worked as a PA at a TV station in Venezuela. After all the political chaos happening in his country, Horacio moved to San Diego, CA in 2013, then he moved to Los Angeles where he attended the New York Film Academy in Burbank, CA, formalizing his studies in Cinematography in 2017. He has shot 11 Feature Films so far around the US and Internationally, as well as multiple music videos and Documentaries, his work has been featured in Billboard, Forbes, CNN, ABC, Bloomberg, and many multiple other magazines and platforms. In 2021 he was invited by Ryan Avery (Vice-President of Tokina Cinema USA) to join the roster of "Featured Artists". In 2022 the SVC "Venezuelan Society of Cinematographers" invited him to join their roster as an Active Member. In September 2022, he was selected to participate in the ASC Vision Mentorship 2022-2023. The critically acclaimed film "Simon", which Horacio served as the Director of Photography has won multiple awards, across different film festivals around the world, including for Horacio, Best Cinematography at the Venezuela Film Festival. In November 2023 "Simon" was nominated for the Goya Awards as the best Ibero-American film. Horacio also served as Director of Photography for the Documentary "Patria y Vida: The Power of Music", which has had a successful run in the film festivals circuits around the world. The critically acclaimed documentary "Patria Y Vida: The Power of Music" was Nominated for a Latin Grammy as "Best Long Form Music Video" at the Latin Grammys 2023.

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Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
14 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Horacio Martinez's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Romance movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
45%
Morality
18%
Survival
15%
Society
11%
Self
9%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 12 · Stylized 2 · 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 8 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0

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 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Romantic
7
Warm
6
Hopeful
5
Joyful
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Horacio Martinez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Horacio Martinez'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

14 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

Across their 14 MovieCove titles from 2021 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Simon (2023)

$176K worldwide

Highest rated

Simon (2023)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

A Carpenter Christmas Romance (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography14 of 14: 14 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Horacio Martinez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · cinematographer

How Hard Can It Be? (2026)

98th percentile spread · 74% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Simon (2023)

Midcredits 96th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 60/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 67, 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.

Who does Horacio Martinez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Horacio Martinez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kristifor Cvijetic shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles