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Jose Ramon Cagigas
Advertising photographers
José Ramón owns a fully equipped photography studio in which, with the support of a team of highly skilled professionals, there are always several projects under development and in production. His projects mainly focus on photographing automobiles, people and advertising concepts.
Throughout his career, José's work has earned him high recognition which is reflected in awards including the New York Festival prize, two-times finalist at the Golden Lion Awards, and recently the Bronze Lion in Cannes. He was also awarded the Sol de Bronce at the FIAP festival in Buenos Aires.
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Fernanda Roel
Advertising photographers
Fernanda Roel was born in México city in 1975. She finished her photography studies in London at The London College of Printing and Distributive Trades in 1998, and has since been living and working in México city as a freelance photographer. She has shot editorial photographs for magazines including Harper's Bazaar (Mexico), Elle (Mexico), Celeste, Spot and Código 06140.Fernanda has shot ad campaigns for Coca Cola, Volkswagen, Movistar, Televisa, Fashion Week Mexico, BMG, GNP, McDonald's, Roche and Hotel Deseo, among others. She has also worked for record labels including EMI Music, BMG, Noise Lab, Ocesa and Sony in collaboration with a variety of different artists.
She has exhibited her personal work in Mexico at Museo Carrillo Gil, Centro de la Imagen, Museo Experimental el Eco, Galeria Mexicana de Diseño and the Paseo de Reforma. Fernanda is currently working on a photographic book with RM Editorial that will be published in 2009.
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Look Models
Models/ fashion
Look Models Mexico is the official organiser of the most prestigious model search Elite Model Look. The agency's models include:
- Mayra Suarez, who has worked in London, Italy, and Asia and now lives in New York. Her most distinguished works include the cover of Glamour, Vogue Italia and Vanidades Latin America.
- Debora Valdez is an ideal beauty for the Asian market.
- Mariana Herrera, after winning EML in 2004, her career exploded. She was the image of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, and her presence is indisputable on the best catwalks for the likes of Swarovski, Louis Vuitton and Etro. She has modelled in Dubai, Miami and Hong Kong.
- In addition, the agency has been joined by new international model Juan Puccetti who has paraded up and down the catwalks at Milan Fashion Week for Tom Ford. He also completed campaigns for Dior and Kenzo.
Check the Look Models YouTube channel.
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Forza Talent
Photo agents
Latest news from Forza Talent:
- Photographer Paco Pérez Arriaga demonstrated his creative talent at a shoot for InFashion magazine.
- Mexican photographer Markus Ziegler recently shot fashion stories for InFashion and Harper's Bazaar magazines.
- One of Mexico's leading hair and make-up artists, Carolina Garcia, created the make-up and hair styling for an editorial in InFashion magazine.
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Tezca
Restaurants
Tezca is a Mexican restaurant with Basque origins. It's name is inspired by 'Nahuatl' which means 'mirror' or 'shine', two words which describe the gastronomic development of Tezca.
The cuisine 'mirrors' the influence of it's mentor, Juan Mari Arzak, while 'shine' is a summary of the atmosphere created by interior designer Borja Azcárate.
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Edgardo Contreras
Advertising photographers
Born and raised in Mexico City, Edgardo Contreras is part of Luca Producciones. He started photography at the age of 17 with editorial work and ad campaigns. In his 16 years of experience, Edgardo has worked with some of the top agencies for the likes of Levi's, Nike, Coca-Cola, Superior and McDonald's, and for magazines such as Harper's Baazar Mexico, Deep, Quién and others. In the early 90s, he was one of the first photographers in Mexico to make the transition from film to digital. He also does his own retouching.
Luca Producciones aims to cater to every client's needs. From all aspects of pre-production to photography and digital retouching, the company works both nationally and internationally with one of the biggest photography studio spaces in Mexico City.
Luca Producciones is in the process of expanding its operations and this year opened an office in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Alessandro Volpi
Advertising photographers
It has been a remarkable year for Italian photographer Alessandro Volpi. Based in Mexico, Alessandro continues expanding his extensive international experience, shooting either in the studio or on location around the world.
Recent work includes the André Badi catalogue and campaign (shot in Prague and Helsinki); Saks Fifth Avenue Mexico catalogue (New York locations); Tide 'Camaleón' campaign for the US-Hispanic market (locations in Peru); Sears Mexico catalogues and advertising; and on location tourism campaigns for Mexican states Veracruz, Oaxaca and Michoacan.
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Contempo Models
Models/ fashion
Contempo Models, México's most prestigious modelling agency, recently launched the country's first online modelling channel in conjunction with YouTube. Visitors are invited to watch a range of videos that reveal a behind the scenes look at the agency's models.
Mexican models Jens Hofmann and Jonathan Yopis, and last year's sensations Eva Dubecka and Alexandra Reptova from Slovakia, continue to cause a stir both at home and abroad. New faces for 2008 include Dana Dorobantu from Romania, and the German pair Veronika Weiss and Beate Franica.
Mexican model Paulina Flores was awarded 'Model of the Year' for the third consecutive year, while Italian model Gottfried Heiss won the men's crown. Paulina has also been busy hosting international television channel AXN.
Karen Carreño, the Colombian star who has been the face of Guess for many years, is currently the image behind Bed Head, while Argentine model Priscila Crivocapich recently visited México for the new Palacio de Hierro campaign.
Santiago Montero recently joined the agency. He has been the face of huge international campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Cavalli, and Valentino.
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Forza Talent
Photo agents
Recent news from Forza Talent:
- Forza Talent will create art and fantasy through photography at the Galeria 13 with the upcoming exhibition "La Liaison... Thèâtre du Sentiment" during the famous MACO art fair. April 17th until May 26th.
- For its previous editions, Forza Talent has provided fashion talent, top models and celebrities for the Fashion Fest campaigns.
- Gifted photographer Jacob Sadrak shows his creative talent in the shoot with Paulina Rubio. Forza Talent produced the campaign, deterring woman away from bulimia and anorexia.
- Paulina Flores was recently named Model of the Year and host of the AXN TV channel.
- Pop star Alejandra Guzman is the star of the Metro Ritz campaign.
- Mila, fashion stylist at Forza Talent, worked on a shoot for L'Officiel magazine with Monica Cruz.
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ADN Films
Feature film production
Un-questioned leaders in the international film production industry, ADN Films is a multicultural and bilingual production house based in México City. The company also has offices in New York and associates in Los Angeles and Paris.
Combined with a strong presence in Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and Santiago, ADN Films is uniquely positioned to produce commercials, still photography, documentaries, television series, feature films, short films, and to provide production services throughout North, Central and South America.
This Showcase features some of ADN's latest projects from its award-winning directors.