Over the course of his career as a filmmaker, Beato has shot more then 50 features, 300 commercials and 20 documentaries, five of which were directed by himself.  He has had the privilege to collaborate with directors of international acclaim such as:

Stephen Frears - THE QUEEN

Pedro Almodovar - ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER        - LIVE FLESH - THE FLOWER OF MY SECRET

Mike Newell - LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA

Walter Salles - DARK WATER

Jonathan Lynn - THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS

Jim McBride - THE BIG EASY - GREAT BALLS OF FIRE

Glauber Rocha - ANTONIO DAS MORTES - Martin Scorcesse talks about it

still Marco Peres

TIME AND THE WIND (photos)  shot at the South of Brazil, directed by Jayme Monjardim and produced by Rita Buzzar.

First feature film shot using the Sony F65 + 16bit 4K ACES technology workflow.

Teaching Cinematography at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA since 2009, Beato was considered by Variety magazine one of the Top  Teachers in Film in 2018