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Teo Escamilla
Born October 23, 1940 · Sevilla, Spain
Died December 21, 1997 · aged 57
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 profession…
Known For
Cria! · 1976Cria!
★ 7.51976
MovieDrama
Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother.
The Spirit of the Beehive · 1973The Spirit of the Beehive
★ 7.61973
MovieDramaFantasy
In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.
Horror Express · 1972Horror Express
★ 6.31972
MovieHorror
Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.
Carmen · 1983Carmen
★ 6.71983
MovieDramaRomance
While rehearsing a flamenco ballet adaptation of Bizet's opera “Carmen”, Antonio, the choreographer, falls in love with the main dancer, Carmen, a fiercely independent woman. Antonio is slowly consumed by jealousy and possessiveness towards Carmen, just like Don José in the original opera, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
Faster, Faster · 1981Faster, Faster
★ 6.41981
MovieCrimeDrama
Angela is a young waitress who turns her back on society when she meets and falls in love with Pablo, a reckless criminal delinquent. Along with Pablo’s gang of car thieves, the pair embark on a drug and disco-fueled robbery spree as they hurtle toward oblivion.
Peppermint Frappé · 1967Peppermint Frappé
★ 6.61967
MovieDramaThriller
Julián, a middle-aged single doctor, is reunited with Pablo, a childhood friend who has just married Elena, a beautiful young woman.
Cut-Throats Nine · 1971Cut-Throats Nine
★ 6.51971
MovieDramaWestern
A group of ruthless convicts is led to prison through an inhospitable mountain range by a small cavalry detachment commanded by Sergeant Brown, who is accompanied by his young and beautiful daughter.
Sweet Hours · 1982Sweet Hours
★ 5.51982
MovieDrama
Juan Sahagún, since childhood, feels passion for his mother. One day in the street he sees a woman identical to her. He follows her and finds out that she works as an actress in a theater company, so Juan decides to hire the whole company to represent the people who have influenced him in his past. They recreate the same situations of yesteryear and Juan acts as the child he was, to relive the memories already forgotten.
Filmography
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Cria! · 1976Cria!
★ 7.51976
MovieDrama
Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother.
Director of Photography
On the Line · 1984On the Line
★ 4.81984
MovieDrama
A Border Patrol agent is determined to catch his old nemesis, an American criminal who successfully smuggles illegal aliens across the border from Mexico.
Director of Photography
In Memoriam · 1977In Memoriam
★ 6.21977
MovieDramaRomance
In an anguished triangle of silences and unspoken words, a man secretly loves a woman who loves another man.
Director of Photography
El Dorado · 1988El Dorado
★ 6.31988
MovieAdventureHistory
The story of an expedition down the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in 1560 by Spanish soldiers searching for the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.
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