BIO

Arauco Hernández Holz is a cinematographer and screenwriter with experience in feature films, series, and documentaries. As a cinematographer, he has worked on nearly twenty films, including Gigante (Berlin, 2009), La vida útil (Toronto, 2010), El motoarrebatador (Cannes, 2019), Así habló el cambista (New York, 2019), and El empleado y el patrón (Cannes, 2021), as well as the HBO series El hipnotizador (second season). In the field of screenwriting, he has contributed to the writing of 25 watts (Rotterdam, 2001), La vida útil, and Así habló el cambista.
Arauco is a member of the screenwriters' society El martillo dramático, alongside Inés Bortagaray and Pablo Stoll, and develops projects for companies such as RT and Anonymous Content, among others.
He has also directed the short films Perro Perdido (Clermont-Ferrand, 2002), Manwoman (Columbia University, 2004), Fitness By Michael (Columbia University, 2005), and the feature film Los enemigos del dolor (Locarno, 2014). With experience in three of the most decisive roles in audiovisual production, he brings a sensitive perspective, warmth in his interactions, and a passion for cinema to each one of them.