Born in Montevideo, Uruguay; now lives in Brazil. Charlone developed an early interest in drawing, painting and still photography. He attended Escola Superior De Cinema, a film school in Sao Paulo and began his career shooting commercials and documentaries in both Brazil and Sweden. Charlone entered Brazilian film with EM NOME DA SEGURANÇA NACIONAL (1984). Other notable film credits include AQUELES DOIS (1985), O HOMEM DA CAPA PRETA / THE MAN IN THE BLACK CAPE (1986), FELIZ ANO VELHO (1987), DOIDA DEMAIS (1989), TWO BILLION HEARTS (1995), COMO NASCEM OS ANJOS / HOW ANGELS ARE BORN (1996), PIERRE FATUMBI VERGER: MENSAGEIRO ENTRO DOES MUNDOS / VERGER: MESSENGER BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (1998), PALACE II / GOLDEN GATE and CIDADE DE DEUS / CITY OF GOD (both 2002), THE CONSTANT GARDENER (2005), EL BAÑO DEL PAPA / THE POPE'S TOILET (2007, also writer & director), and BLINDNESS (scheduled for release in 2008).  Nominated for Cinematography 2003: CIDADE DE DEUS (CITY OF GOD) 1 nomination