Diego Romero Suárez-Llanos (1975, Santiago de Compostela) is an acclaimed cinematographer with a strong international career. Over the course of his trajectory, he has worked as Director of Photography on more than forty productions, including fiction features, documentaries, and hybrid projects, shot across the United States, Europe, and India.

A graduate of the Escola d’Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya (CECC) and a member of the Spanish Society of Cinematographers (AEC), Romero has developed much of his career outside Spain, establishing himself as a prominent voice in contemporary auteur cinema. His work in documentary filmmaking—most notably through his long-standing collaboration with director Roberto Minervini—placed him firmly on the international festival circuit, with films competing at Cannes and Venice such as Stop the Pounding Heart (2013), The Other Side (2015), and What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? (2018), the latter awarded Best Documentary in the Giornate degli Autori section of the Venice Film Festival.

Among his recent credits are La bella estate (2023), directed by Laura Luchetti and adapted from the novel by Cesare Pavese; Il pataffio (2022), a medieval period comedy; and Il Boemo (2023), an ambitious biopic about Czech composer Josef Mysliveček. A co-production between the Czech Republic and Italy, Il Boemo premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and received eleven nominations at the Czech Film Academy Awards, winning six prizes, including Best Cinematography for Romero.

Over the past year, Romero’s work has had a strong presence on the international festival circuit with Reinas (2024), directed by Klaudia Reynicke, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film subsequently enjoyed an extensive festival run, with selections at major international events such as the Berlinale, BAFICI, Locarno, and Guadalajara, among others, where it received multiple jury and audience awards. Romero’s cinematography was particularly praised for its sensitivity, its nuanced use of natural light, and its intimate, character-driven visual approach.

During the same period, he completed work on two new feature films scheduled for release this year, further expanding a filmography defined by a wide range of visual languages, cultural contexts, and narrative forms, always marked by a close collaboration with actors and a strong commitment to storytelling through image.

Although much of his career has unfolded internationally, his first feature film shot in Spain was A Esmorga (2014), for which he received the Maestro Mateo Award and the Cinespaña Award for Best Cinematography in 2015. This was followed by titles such as Migas de pan and Sicixia.

The cinema in which Romero has specialized, combined with his deep interest in characters and social context, has shaped a distinctly international career, working continuously across Europe, the United States, and beyond, and establishing him as one of the most personal and versatile voices in contemporary Spanish cinematography.