Mimi Fuenzalida is an internationally recognized photographer and director. She brings an intimacy, humanity, and connection to her work which allows her subjects’ stories to emerge.

Her commercial photography, including art direction, can be seen in Elle Decor, Departures Magazine, Gallerie, and various online publications. Her fine art photography has been featured on YourDailyPhotograph.com and in group shows, most recently at the Los Angeles Center for Photography.  

Mimi began her film career by creating legacy documentaries privately commissioned by families. She moved on to work in various aspects of commercial, television, and independent film. Her credits include second camera unit for Border Battles (Discovery Channel), filming and directing an interview with director Greg Yaitanis, creating a book trailer for Truth and Consequences: Life Inside the Madoff Family, and a short film for the Herb Ellis estate commemorating the legendary jazz guitarist. While working with VIMBY (Mark Burnett Digital Studio), she directed many national commercials for both English and Spanish-speaking markets. Mimi has directed documentaries including Cuba in Transition -selected by NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) in 2016; and Street Poets: The Poem That Saved Me, which was selected by CineChilex to be part of Travesías 2018, showcasing works by Chilean filmmakers living in foreign countries. 

Mostly self-taught, a few years ago she received a grant to take an intensive at the Global Cinematography Institute with DPs including Yuri Neyman and Vilmos Sigmund, ASC.

Born in Santiago Chile, Mimi spent her early years in Chile and Argentina before moving to Los Angeles to develop her photography and film career. She speaks fluent Spanish and English, and conversational German. Available for global projects, she resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two step daughters.