Andrea Gonzalez Mereles
Andrea González Mereles is a Mexican director of photography specializing in narrative storytelling. She’s interested in exploring intimate cross-cultural and female narratives. She studied at some of the most prestigious institutions: Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Maine Media Workshops and College in Maine, International Center of Photography in New York City and the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles. Mereles is a 2014 Fulbright Scholar, a 2017 Film Independent Project Involve Fellow, a 2019 Berlinale Talents participant and a 2023 Women in Film Cinematography Fellow. Mereles is fluent in English, Spanish and French, and is a proud member of the International Collective of Female Cinematographers (I.C.F.C.). Her films have been screened at numerous international film festivals, including the Vienna International Film Festival, Zurich International Film Festival, LA Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, Guanajuato International Film Festival, among others. Mereles’ directorial debut, the short film Paul’s Portrait (Mountainfilm 2026), premiered at Slamdance 2026. In, 2023, she shot the project “Come Home With Us,” which was awarded the Webby Award for Best Unscripted Branded Video. In 2014, she received the local award in the Kodak Student Filmmaking competition. Her commercial credits include work for Netflix, RAM, Ford, Bank of America and Heineken. Mereles lensed the feature film Cancuncito, directed by Isael Rodriguez and Carlos Marulanda, which received a production grant from the prestigious Focine (sponsored by the Mexican Ministry of Culture) and LALIFF’s post production award LFI Works in Progress (sponsored by Amazon MGM Studios). She recently shot a feature documentary (digital and film) on the iconic Mexican pop band RBD during their comeback tour directed by J.M. Cravioto and Rodrigo Guardiola. In the summer of 2025, she shot a period film on Super 16mm with Puerto Rican-American director Omar Rodríguez-López. Her most recent feature, Aunque No Estés Bien, was shot in Chihuahua, it was funded via a Mexican government award and is directed by Daniel Nájera Betancourt. With over 10 years of experience as a director of photography, her true interest lies in the art of telling stories. Cinematography is a professional journey she’s embarked on but it's also a personal one. Her intention is to understand what it means to be a human being: weaknesses, strengths and doubts, to portray it in her body of work. Mereles is based in between Los Angeles and Mexico City.