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Celiana Cárdenas

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Celiana Cárdenas
Feature film Winner, Borso Award: Best Cinematography, Whistler Film Festival 2019
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Celiana Cárdenas is a Mexican cinematographer who is based in Toronto and usually works in USA, Canada, and Mexico. Her feature films have been nominated in numerous festivals, and she has won several Cinematography awards. In 2018, she began shooting series for Canadian and American Television. Her latest work will be showcased in HBO's Duster.

She graduated from Mexico's CCC as a Cinematographer and went on to obtain her Master's degree at UCLA. She has worked with classmates and contemporary cinematographers such as Emmanuel Lubezki, AMC, ASC, Rodrigo Prieto, AMC, ASC, Xavier Grobet, AMC, ASC, among others.

Her work has led her to shoot in countries all over North and South America and Europe, and she's worked with award winners and well-known actors like Anna Paquin, Catherine Keener, Tatiana Maslany, and Louis Gossett Jr.

Celiana is known for being Mexico's first female cinematographer. Since the start of her career she has paved the way for other women in Cinematography and the Camera Department. She is an active member of the Mexican Society of Cinematographers (AMC).
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    Known for

    Josh Holloway in Duster (2025)
    Duster
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Jake Lacy, and Mckenna Grace in A Friend of the Family (2022)
    A Friend of the Family
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    Rosa Salazar in Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021)
    Brand New Cherry Flavor
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    Vinessa Antoine in Diggstown (2019)
    Diggstown
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

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    Cinematographer



    • Cape Fear
      • cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • In Production
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Death & Faxes
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Josh Holloway in Duster (2025)
      Duster
      7.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Jake Lacy, and Mckenna Grace in A Friend of the Family (2022)
      A Friend of the Family
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Rosie (2022)
      Rosie
      6.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Jason Isaacs and Sophia Bush in Good Sam (2022)
      Good Sam
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Celiana Cardenas)
      • 2022
    • Vinessa Antoine in Diggstown (2019)
      Diggstown
      6.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019–2021
    • Rosa Salazar in Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021)
      Brand New Cherry Flavor
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • The Cuban (2019)
      The Cuban
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Munro Chambers, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Madison Iseman, and Evan Marsh in Riot Girls (2019)
      Riot Girls
      4.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Ruben Zamora, Carla Nieto, and Bárbara de Regil in Consciencia (2018)
      Consciencia
      5.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Angelique's Isle (2018)
      Angelique's Isle
      6.2
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Supers (2017)
      Supers
      8.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • The Emissary (2017)
      The Emissary
      7.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Highly Functional (2017)
      Highly Functional
      6.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Catherine Keener and Hannah Gross in Unless (2016)
      Unless
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Sabrina Jalees in Portrait of a Serial Monogamist (2015)
      Portrait of a Serial Monogamist
      5.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015

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    Brand New Cherry Flavor
    Demo Reel 2:01
    Brand New Cherry Flavor
    A Friend of the Family
    Demo Reel 2:07
    A Friend of the Family
    A Friend of the Family
    Demo Reel 2:07
    A Friend of the Family
    THE CUBAN
    Demo Reel 1:14
    THE CUBAN
    ABOUT ME
    Demo Reel 1:31
    ABOUT ME
    ABOUT ME part1.
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    ABOUT ME part1.

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      • Canadian, Mexican

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