MARIO TESTINO

Mario Testino (Lima, Perú, 30 de octubre de 1954) fotógrafo de modas peruano, establecido en Londres, Gran Bretaña. En 1976 se mudó a Londres, Gran Bretaña, adquiriendo un departamento dentro de un hospital abandonado. En esta ciudad es donde comenzó a aprender sobre fotografía. Su carrera en el mundo de la moda tuvo comienzos humildes: vendía portafolios a aspirantes a modelo por la suma de 25 libras esterlinas, incluyendo maquillaje y peluquería.

Muchas revistas de moda, como Vogue o Vanity Fair, han solicitado sus servicios para adornar sus páginas. Frente al lente de Testino han posado muchas celebridades y modelos famosas, incluyendo:

Gisele Bündchen,Kate Winslet,Kim Basinger, Naomi Campbell, Christina Aguilera, Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Hurley, Janet Jackson, Nicole Kidman, Britney Spears, Keira Knightley, Lindsay Lohan, Madonna, Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lady Gaga y a parte de la realeza británica: la Princesa Diana, el Príncipe Carlos y al hijo de ambos, el Príncipe Harry, Patrick Dempsey, Emma Watson y Kristen Stewart.

Mario Testino (born 30 October 1954 in Lima) is a Peruvian fashion photographer. Testino grew up in Lima, the eldest son of a businessman. When he was young he wanted to be a priest. Testino recalls not being popular at school because of his flamboyance. He was good at math and went on to study economics at Universidad del Pacífico, where his insistence on wearing pink flares and platform heels around the campus ensured that everyone knew his name. In 1976 he went to London to study photography living in an unconverted floor of a hospital, without much money, he funded himself by working as a waiter. He had his hair dyed pink which helped him get noticed as a photographer.

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