César Hernando had an AFS (American Field Services) scholarship and graduated in Kettering High School. He studied Communication Sciences at the University of Madrid and also graduated in cinematography and editing at I.O.R.T.V.E. (The Official Institute of Spanish National Television). He is also an active member of A.E.C.(Spanish Association of Airectors of Ainematography).

He has been working as D.O.P and camera operator for the last 25 years for different public and private national and international channels such as TVE, Canal +, ZDF, Arte, among others. He has worked especially national feature films and in the field of international documentaries. He also works frequently in commercials and combines his photography and operating skills, both in video and cinematographic formats, with teaching at the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, he also teaches digital cinematography at Institute of Spanish National Television.