Biography
Mariscela Beatríz Méndez was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Some of her clients include Paramount+, Netflix, Amazon, and Google. Mariscela has been recognized by her contemporaries and in 2019 she was selected to participate in The American Society of Cinematographers Vision Mentor Program. She is also the recipient of The Peregrine Collective 2022 Cinematographer’s Grant for her project “Mal de Amores”. Mariscela was also selected as one of four DPs to participate in the 2022-24 ReFrame Rise Fellowship partnered with Women in Film and Sundance. Miss Méndez has a deep connection to her Mexican-American roots and often works on projects involving LatinX identity, female driven films, and magical realism. Mariscela is focusing on narrative feature length, episodic and commercial projects. Miss Méndez is a member of ICG a Local 600 based in Los Angeles, but works worldwide.
