Andrea González Mereles is a Mexican director of photography specializing in narrative storytelling. She has 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. She 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. 

Andrea is a proud member of the International Collective of Female Cinematographers (I.C.F.C.) and Apertura. Her films have been screened at numerous international film festivals, including the Vienna International Film Festival, Zurich International Film Festival, Slamdance, LA Film Festival, Outfest, Newport Beach Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, Guanajuato International Film Festival, among others. Andrea’s directorial debut, the short film Paul’s Portrait (which she also shot) had a successful festival run (Slamdance, Mountainfilm, Fargo Film Festival, among others). Andrea is also a 2026 Altitude Awards winner. The Altitude Awards celebrate exemplary women and gender non-conforming cinematographers. In, 2023, she shot the project Come Home With Us, which was awarded the Webby Award for Best Unscripted Branded Video. 

Her commercial credits include work for Netflix, RAM, Ford, Bank of America, and Heineken. Andrea 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 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 shot 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.  Andrea is based in between Los Angeles and Mexico City. She’s fluent in English, Spanish and French.

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