Portrait of Affonso Beato

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Affonso Beato

Career

Active from 1964 to 2025, with a break from 2014 to 2024, busiest in 1970 with 11 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for All About My Mother
All About My Mother
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Affonso Beato Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Complex Characters 3
  • Rural Life 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Spanish Cinema 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Brazilian Cinema 3
  • Literary Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Paciente
Paciente

Executive Producer

Just Below Sunset
Just Below Sunset

Executive Producer

2020s

2 titles · average score 75
Artur é Só Mais Um
Artur é Só Mais Um (2025)

Director of Photography

Pureza
Pureza (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

Associate Producer

2010s

2 titles · average score 60
Time and the Wind
Time and the Wind (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Cinema Verite
Cinema Verite (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

2000s

10 titles · average score 57
Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

The Queen
The Queen (2006)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Dark Water
Dark Water (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Plainsong
Plainsong (2004)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

View from the Top
View from the Top (2003)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

Dot the I
Dot the I (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

God Is Brazilian
God Is Brazilian (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Ghost World
Ghost World (2001)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

1990s

16 titles · average score 60
All About My Mother
All About My Mother (1999)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Treason
Treason (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Orfeu
Orfeu (1999)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Live Flesh
Live Flesh (1997)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

The Informant
The Informant (1997)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Pronto
Pronto (1997)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Five Days, Five Nights
Five Days, Five Nights (1996)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Flower of My Secret
The Flower of My Secret (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Uncovered
Uncovered (1995)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Blood Ties
Blood Ties (1991)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Enid Is Sleeping
Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

1980s

10 titles · average score 64
Great Balls of Fire!
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The Big Easy
The Big Easy (1986)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After (1985)

Director of Photography

Tropclip
Tropclip (1985)

Director of Photography

Para Viver Um Grande Amor
Para Viver Um Grande Amor (1984)

Director of Photography

Brainwash
Brainwash (1983)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

The Two Worlds of Angelita
The Two Worlds of Angelita (1983)

Director of Photography

Documenteur
Documenteur (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey
Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey (1982)

Cinematography

A Step Away
A Step Away (1980)

Camera Operator

1970s

22 titles
Terra dos Índios
Terra dos Índios (1979)

Camera Operator

The Boss' Son
The Boss' Son (1978)

Director of Photography

Destino Manifiesto
Destino Manifiesto (1977)

Director of Photography

The Girl with the Incredible Feeling
The Girl with the Incredible Feeling (1977)

Director of Photography

The Double Day
The Double Day (1975)

Cinematography

Supergirl
Supergirl (1971)

as Man from Outer Space

O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil
O Capitão Bandeira Contra o Dr. Moura Brasil (1971)

Director of Photography

Le Maître du temps
Le Maître du temps (1971)

Director of Photography

Padre Cícero
Padre Cícero (1971)

Director of Photography

Pindorama
Pindorama (1970)

Director of Photography

Viva Cariri
Viva Cariri (1970)

Director of Photography

Os Imaginários
Os Imaginários (1970)

Director of Photography

1960s

15 titles · average score 70
Antonio das Mortes
Antonio das Mortes (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Copacabana Fools Me
Copacabana Fools Me (1969)

Director of Photography

Máscara da Traição
Máscara da Traição (1969)

Director of Photography

Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City
Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City (1968)

Director of Photography

The Brave Warrior
The Brave Warrior (1968)

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

1968
1968 (1968)

Director of Photography, Director

Journey to the End of the World
Journey to the End of the World (1968)

Camera Operator

Face to Face
Face to Face (1967)

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Lima Barreto: Trajetória
Lima Barreto: Trajetória (1966)

Director of Photography

O Circo
O Circo (1965)

Director of Photography

Heitor dos Prazeres
Heitor dos Prazeres (1965)

Director of Photography

Memória do Cangaço
Memória do Cangaço (1964)

Director of Photography