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Xavier Pérez Grobet

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Xavier Pérez Grobet
Born (1964-10-12) 12 October 1964 (age 61)
Mexico City
Years active1989–present

Xavier Pérez Grobet (born 12 October 1964) is a Mexican cinematographer.

He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Mexican Society of Cinematographers (AMC).[1]

Early life and family

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Pérez Grobet was born in Mexico City on 12 October 1964 to an architect father and to photographer Lourdes Grobet.[2][3]

Career

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Pérez Grobet began his career in Mexico and later relocated to Los Angeles, where he photographed features and television across the U.S. and Europe.

In The White Lotus season 2 episode "Bull Elephants," a visual homage to Antonioni's L'Avventura was attributed to Pérez Grobet's suggestion, according to Variety's episode report.[4]

Filmography

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Short film

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Director/Writer/Editor

  • Chapultepec (1987) (Documentary short)

Cinematographer

Year Title Director Notes
1989 Entrada de la noche Pablo Gómez Sáenz
1991 La pelota que rebota Jorge Pellicer Documentary short
1996 ¿Por qué nosotros no? Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
2004 Alone Gregory Orr
2013 The Incident David Ariniello
Nicolas Citton
2018 All We Are Will Stewart

Feature film

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Year Title Director Notes
1991 La mujer de Benjamín [es] Carlos Carrera
Dentro de la noche José Luis García Agraz
1992 Tres son peor que una Juan Antonio de la Riva
1993 La vida conyugal Carlos Carrera
El triste juego del amor Juan Antonio de la Riva
1994 Vagabunda [es] Alfonso Rosas Priego hijo
Amorosos fantasmas Carlos García Agraz
1995 Sin remitente Carlos Carrera
Algunas nubes Carlos García Agraz Cameo role: "Fotografo"
Tres minutos en la oscuridad Pablo Gómez Sáenz
1996 Julio y su ángel Jorge Cervera Jr.
Love Always Judith Pauline Artenstein With Stephen Lighthill
1997 De noche vienes, Esmeralda Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
1999 Santitos [es] Alejandro Springall
Sexo, pudor y lágrimas Antonio Serrano With Sebastian del Amo
2000 Before Night Falls Julian Schnabel With Guillermo Rosas[5]
2001 Tortilla Soup María Ripoll [6]
2002 Bear's Kiss Sergei Bodrov
2003 Lucía, Lucía Antonio Serrano
Chasing Papi Linda Mendoza
2004 The Woodsman Nicole Kassell [7]
Cavedweller Lisa Cholodenko
2005 Nine Lives Rodrigo García [8]
2006 Monster House Gil Kenan [9]
Nacho Libre Jared Hess
2007 Music and Lyrics Marc Lawrence
2008 City of Ember Gil Kenan
2009 I Love You Phillip Morris Glenn Ficarra
John Requa		 [10]
Mother and Child Rodrigo García
2010 The Back-up Plan Alan Poul
2012 What to Expect When You're Expecting Kirk Jones
2013 Enough Said Nicole Holofcener
2015 Focus Glenn Ficarra
John Requa		 [11]
2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2017 Brad's Status Mike White Cameo role: "Xavier"
2019 Intolerance: No More Sergio Guerrero Also credited as executive producer
2024 Riff Raff Dito Montiel
2027 Honeymoon with Harry Glenn Ficarra
John Requa

Documentary film

Year Title Director Notes
1995 La pasión de Iztapalapa Nicolás Echevarría Shared credit with Nicolás Echevarría
1996 Los años Arruza Emilio Maillé
1997 Un Buñuel mexican Shared credit with Emilio Maillé, Jean-Michel Humeau and Damien Morisot
2000 Blossoms of Fire Maureen Gosling
Ellen Osborne
2013 Bering. Equilibrio y Resistencia Lourdes Grobet
2022 Bering, Family Reunion

Television

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Year Title Director Notes
1990 La hora marcada Hugo Rodríguez Episode "Cuándo fué"
2004 Deadwood Michael Engler
Daniel Minahan
Ed Bianchi
Steve Shill		 4 episodes
2006 Big Love Rodrigo García Episode "Pilot" (With James Glennon)
2008 In Treatment 5 episodes
Swingtown Alan Poul Episode "Pilot"
2010 Scoundrels Julie Anne Robinson
Michael Katleman		 4 episodes
2011-2013 Enlightened 17 episdoes[12]
2013 Back in the Game Glenn Ficarra
John Requa		 Episode "Pilot"
2014 Jane the Virgin Brad Silberling Episode "Chapter One"
Marco Polo Daniel Minahan Episodes "Hashshashin" and "White Moon"
2015 Looking Andrew Haigh
Ryan Fleck
Jamie Babbit
Craig Johnson		 Season 2
2017 Making History Jared Hess Episode "Pilot"
Dynasty Brad Silberling Episode "I Hardly Recognized You"
2018 Sorry for Your Loss Season 1
2021 Them Nelson Cragg
Craig William Macneill
Ti West		 5 episodes
2022 The White Lotus Mike White Season 2
2025 The Chi Hannah Bang
Stacy Pascal Gaspard
Deondray Gossfield
Quincy LeNear Gossfield
Haley Elizabeth Anderson		 4 episodes
2026 Sugar Amat Escalante Episodes "Watch Face" and "Off 15"

TV movies

Year Title Director
2001 In the Time of the Butterflies Mariano Barroso
2003 A Painted House Alfonso Arau
2011 I Hate That I Love You Nicole Holofcener
2016 Looking Andrew Haigh

Miniseries

Year Title Director Notes
2019 Unbelievable Michael Dinner 3 episodes
Watchmen Stephen Williams
Steph Green
David Semel		 3 episodes[13]
2022 WeCrashed Glenn Ficarra
John Requa
Tinge Krishnan		 4 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series Watchmen (For episode "Little Fear of Lightning") Nominated [14]

References

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  1. ↑ "Exploring Locations and Emotions on The White Lotus". American Cinematographer. ASC. March 22, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Xavier Pérez Grobet". cinematographers.nl. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Heller, Nathan (July 20, 2022). "Lourdes Grobet, photographer of lucha libre's masked heroes, dies at 81". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Brent Lang and K.J. Yossman (November 13, 2022). "'The White Lotus' Episode 3: Why Did We Just See 'L'Avventura'?". Variety. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Kevin (December 22, 2000). "'Before Night Falls' Doesn't Satisfy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 10, 2025.[dead link]
  6. ↑ "Tortilla Soup". WorldCat. OCLC. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Woodsman (DVD) — credits". Marmot Library Network. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Nine Lives — credits". Magnolia Pictures. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Monster House — credits". Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ "I Love You Phillip Morris — credits". Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Today—Lies, Not Dailies: Focus DP Xavier Grobet on Using Final Cut X, LUT Tables, and Instant Color Timing". Filmmaker Magazine. March 3, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Mike White Talks 'Enlightened' Season 2". IndieWire. January 10, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2025.[dead link]
  13. ↑ "Cinematography of "Watchmen": interview with Gregory Middleton". Pushing Pixels. January 4, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2020 Emmy Nominations — Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie". TelevisionAcademy.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved October 10, 2025.[dead link]
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