Ricardo Jacques Galé was born in Havana, Cuba.
He began his career as a production assistant in Miami, before moving to Los Angeles to attend USC Film School. Ricardo worked as a film lab technician, key grip, gaffer and flew Steadicam for 10 years.
Roger Corman gave Ricardo his first opportunity as a cinematographer. Ricardo has shot in Beirut, Greece, Macedonia, Kenya, Norway, Panama, Belize, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and the Philippines.
Ricardo’s projects have won numerous awards including the “Best Cinematography Award” at the Saudi Arabian Film Festival for the feature, “Within Sand”, the “Francois Chalais Award” at the Cannes Film Festival, the “International Critics Award” at the Toronto Film Festival for “West Beirut” and “Best Cinematography” for “Touching Home”.
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