Diego Quemada-Díez

Diego Quemada-Díez was born on Feb 15, 1969 in Spain. Diego Quemada-Díez's big-screen debut came with The Elephant King directed by Seth Grossman in 2006.

Born in Burgos, Castilla, Spain and raised in Barcelona, Diego Quemada-Díez began his film career in 1995 on Ken Loach's film "Land and Freedom." He soon migrated to the United States to attend the American Film Institute (AFI) where his graduation film, "A Table is a Table," won the Best Cinematography Award from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). He went on to collaborate as a camera operator with directors Alejandro Gonzalez-Iñarritu (21 Grams), Tony Scott (Man on Fire), Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener), and Spike Lee, while continuing to write and direct his own short films and documentaries.