1. Tamara Benitez was born on 14 October 1983 and is a Filipina Cinematographer and camera operator, based in Metro Manila, Philippines.
15 Facts About Tamara Benitez
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Tamara Benitez has worked with Cinematographer Arvin Viola on numerous occasions.
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Tamara Benitez is one of few female Cinematographers working in the cinema of the Philippines.
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Tamara Isabel Escudero Benitez was born on 14 October 1983 in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines.
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Tamara Benitez is the daughter of a well-known Underwater Cinematographer.
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Tamara Benitez is of mixed Spanish and Filipino heritage; her father is Filipino and her mother mestiza.
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Tamara Benitez studied Cinematography at the Mowelfund Film Institute in 2003, where she was taught how to use a film camera by Larry Manda.
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In 2004, Tamara Benitez gained her first experience in filming as an assistant on the set of Laurenti Dyogi's romantic drama Now That I have You.
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Tamara Benitez made the 161 minute film Ang Anak ni Brocka in 2005 as a Berlinale Talent Campus project.
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In 2006, Tamara Benitez was a cinematographer on the epic nine-hour 2006 film Heremias.
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Tamara Benitez collaborated with director Paolo Herras, a third prize winner of Star Cinema's first scriptwriting contest, in shooting Lambanog, his first full-length digital film.
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Tamara Benitez shot footage in Vista Valley, Marikina and in Manila.
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Tamara Benitez served as a Second Unit Cinematographer on Mel Chionglo's Bente, supporting cinematographer Arvin Viola.
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In 2011, Tamara Benitez was employed as an underwater camera assistant in the shooting of Survivor India and served as Director of Photography for Season 1 of the TV series, Where's Tony.
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At present, Tamara Benitez is working as a producer under her brand ByTheSea, creating surf films for popular surfing brand Roxy Philippines, among others.