Teo Escamilla

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Teo Escamilla

Camera October 23, 1940

Sevilla, Spain

Teodoro Escamilla Serrano; Seville, 1940 - Matanzas, Cuba, 1997 Spanish cinematographer. In contrast to directors of photography who were concerned above all with creating their o…

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The Spirit of the Beehive

The Spirit of the Beehive

7.6 1973 Movie
Horror Express

Horror Express

6.3 1972 Movie
Cria!

Cria!

7.5 1976 Movie
Faster, Faster

Faster, Faster

6.4 1981 Movie
Carmen

Carmen

6.7 1983 Movie
The Hunt

The Hunt

7.0 1966 Movie
Peppermint Frappé

Peppermint Frappé

6.6 1967 Movie
Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

6.6 1981 Movie
Cut-Throats Nine

Cut-Throats Nine

6.5 1971 Movie
A Candle for the Devil

A Candle for the Devil

5.7 1973 Movie
The Nest

The Nest

6.6 1980 Movie
Mama Turns 100

Mama Turns 100

6.3 1979 Movie

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Teodoro Escamilla Serrano; Seville, 1940 - Matanzas, Cuba, 1997 Spanish cinematographer. In contrast to directors of photography who were concerned above all with creating their own style, Teo Escamilla was always in favor of a patient craftsmanship in cinematographic lighting that allowed him to adapt it, scene by scene, to the director's vision and to the specific story. He began his professional career as a photojournalist for publications such as Cine en 7 días, El Caso, the Madrid newspaper and the magazine Sábado Gráfico, and later as a television operator. In 1964 he became assistant cameraman on Llegar a más (1964, Jesús Fernández Santos) and the regular second operator for Luis Cuadrado, his mentor and teacher, whom he succeeded after his retirement due to illness in 1976 as director of photography on the films produced by Elías Querejeta. He debuted as first operator in Las violentas (1974, Fernando Miranda), to later take over from Juan Antonio Ruiz Anchía in El desencanto (1976, Jaime Chávarri), and from then on developed an intense work that would make him one of the most outstanding operators in Spanish cinema. He frequently worked on films by filmmakers such as Carlos Saura, Jaime Chávarri, Jaime de Armiñán (with whom in 1979 he founded the production company A punto, later Serva Films), Víctor Erice, José Luis Borau and Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, among others. For Carlos Saura's El amor brujo (1986), he received the Goya award for best cinematography. After directing two short films, Quiero ser mayor (1976) and an episode of the collective film Cuentos para una escapada (1979), in 1983 he debuted as a feature film director with Tú solo, a story set in the world of bullfighting, which received the Special Mention for best new director at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, although his career as first director did not continue.

Filmography

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  1. 1997
    The Rats

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1996
    Robo en el cine Capitol

    Movie Cinematography

  3. 1995
    King of the River

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1995
    Felicidades, Tovarich

    Movie Producer

  5. 1993
    La Lola se va a los puertos

    Movie Cinematography

  6. 1989
    The Dark Night of the Soul

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1989
    Juncal

    TV show Director of Photography

  8. 1988
    Berlin Blues

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1988
    El Dorado

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1987
    Mi general

    Movie Camera Operator

  11. 1986
    El amor brujo

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 1986
    Tata Mía

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1985
    The Witching Hour

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1985
    Beyond the Walls

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 1985
    Stico

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1984
    On the Line

    Movie Director of Photography

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  1. 1984
    The Stilts

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 1984
    You Alone

    Movie

  3. 1984
    A Summer in Hell

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1984
    Ferocious

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1983
    Dressed in Blue

    Movie Cinematography

  6. 1983
    Carmen

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1982
    Antonieta

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 1982
    Sweet Hours

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1981
    Trágala, perro

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1981
    Evening Performance

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1981
    Cuentos para una escapada

    Movie Director

  12. 1981
    Faster, Faster

    Movie Cinematography

  13. 1981
    Blood Wedding

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1981
    Maravillas

    Movie Cinematography

  15. 1980
    The Nest

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1980
    Dedicated to...

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1980
    F. E. N.

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1979
    Mama Turns 100

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 1979
    Heart of the Forest

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1978
    Somnambulists

    Movie Cinematography

  21. 1978
    The Prodigious Life of Father Vincent

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1978
    Blindfolded Eyes

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 1977
    Nunca es tarde

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1977
    To an Unknown God

    Movie Director of Photography