Mateo Méndez
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Biography
Mateo Méndez (Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 24, 2005) is a cinematographer and editor. He is currently studying Audiovisual Design at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE). He directed the short film Eterno Retorno (2024) and participated as a cinematographer in Clérambault (2025), El Halcón (2025) and La Casaca (2025). La Casaca was selected for the Lift-Off Global Network's (UK) First-Time Filmmaker Sessions – Volume 13, for the 2025/2026 period and more international film festivals in Europe.
Known For
After another loss, a veteran boxer faces the harsh truth his trainer reveals in the locker room: not all fights are won in the ring.
The "Halcon"
A paleontologist obsessed with making a historic discovery illegally returns to excavate a unique fossil, but her ambition drives her to sacrifice everything.
Ex Situ
Two friends devise an absurd plan to sell a Maradona-signed jersey and quickly raise money for a trip. But what begins as a simple scam turns into a chain of mistakes, guilt, and shattered dreams.
The Jersey
Natalia, a newly moved neighbor, just wanted to borrow a ladder. But her encounter with the man from the apartment next door draws her into an increasingly disturbing dinner. What begins as an innocent favor turns into a nightmare of manipulation, obsession, and impersonation.
Clerambault
Two friends find a mysterious object that changes their lives, trapping them in a spiral of decisions that defy the logic of time.
Eternal Return
A teacher about to get married visits a renowned makeup artist, but what begins as an intimate session soon turns into a trap from which she may not be able to escape.