Sergio Dorantes

Who is Sergio Dorantes?

Sergio Dorantes Zurita is a Mexican photojournalist who was jailed in Mexico City for the murder of his wife, Alejandra Dehessa in 2003. However, on April 3, 2012 the judge in the case declared there was no evidence against him, and he was freed. The case had been highly controversial, not least because of the lack of forensic evidence and the only witness who places Dorantes at the scene of the crime had since recanted his testimony.

In his 24-year career, Dorantes' photos appeared in scores of major US and European periodicals, among them: newspapers such as the New York Times; Washington Post; Los Angeles Times; Sunday Times, Independent, and Sunday Telegraph; the Chicago Tribune; El País; and magazines including Newsweek, Time, Forbes, Fortune, BusinessWeek, GEO, Elle, and Paris Match.

Born in the outskirts of Mexico City to an indigent family, as a young man Dorantes emigrated to Europe where he studied industrial design. While working as an auto mechanic for Formula One racing, he discovered photography. He began his career as a paparazzo, and then as a photojournalist for various news and entertainment publications based in London.