Gabriel Martins, known in the cinema as Gabito, was born in the city of Contagem, in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. He studied Cinema, Video and Photography at Centro Universitário UNA. He debuted as editor and cinematographer of the short film Fantasmas (2010), directed by André Novais Oliveira. His career as a director began with the short film Meu Amigo Mineiro (2012). He achieved fame in the national cinematographic scene by leading one of the segments of the episodic feature O Nó do Diabo (2018) and being one of the directors of No Coração do Mundo (2019). He is one of the partners of the production company Filmes de Plastic.
