Teo Escamilla1940 - 1997

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Biography

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.

Credits

The Rats
The Rats

1997

Drama

Director of Photography

5
0.1
Robo en el cine Capitol
Robo en el cine Capitol

1996

Thriller

Cinematography

4
0.1
King of the River
King of the River

1995

Drama

Director of Photography

5
0.2
Felicidades, Tovarich
Felicidades, Tovarich

1995

Drama

Producer, Cinematography, Camera Operator

0.1
La Lola se va a los puertos
La Lola se va a los puertos

1993

Comedy

Cinematography

4.9
0.2
The Dark Night of the Soul
The Dark Night of the Soul

1989

Drama • War

Director of Photography

5.3
0.2
Berlin Blues
Berlin Blues

1988

Drama • Music • Mystery

Director of Photography

5
0.1
El Dorado
El Dorado

1988

Adventure • Drama • History

Director of Photography

5.8
0.6
Mi general
Mi general

1987

Comedy

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

5.4
0.1
El amor brujo
El amor brujo

1986

Drama • Music

Cinematography

6.9
0.2
Tata Mía
Tata Mía

1986

Drama

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

5.5
0.4
The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour

1985

Drama • Romance

Director of Photography

4.4
0.2
Beyond the Walls
Beyond the Walls

1985

Drama • Romance

Director of Photography

5.1
0.3
Stico
Stico

1985

Comedy • Drama

Director of Photography

5.8
0.3
On the Line
On the Line

1984

Drama

Director of Photography

4.5
0.2
You Alone
You Alone

1984

Documentary • Drama

Writer, Director

5.3
0.1
A Summer in Hell
A Summer in Hell

1984

Crime • Thriller

Director of Photography

5.5
0.2
Ferocious
Ferocious

1984

Fantasy

Cinematography

4.8
0.1
Dressed in Blue
Dressed in Blue

1983

Documentary • Drama

Cinematography

6.1
0.2
Carmen
Carmen

1983

Drama • Music • Romance

Director of Photography

6.6
0.3
Sweet Hours
Sweet Hours

1982

Drama

Director of Photography

5.8
0.2
Trágala, perro
Trágala, perro

1981

Drama

Director of Photography

6.3
0.1
Evening Performance
Evening Performance

1981

Drama

Director of Photography

5.9
0.2
Cuentos para una escapada
Cuentos para una escapada

1981

Animation

Director, Director of Photography

0.1
Faster, Faster
Faster, Faster

1981

Crime • Drama • Romance

Cinematography

6.4
0.6
Blood Wedding
Blood Wedding

1981

Drama

Director of Photography

6.5
0.4
Maravillas
Maravillas

1981

Drama

Cinematography

5.2
0.2
The Nest
The Nest

1980

Drama

Director of Photography

6.3
0.3
Dedicated to...
Dedicated to...

1980

Drama

Director of Photography

5
0.1
F. E. N.
F. E. N.

1980

Drama

Director of Photography

7.7
0.1
Mama Turns 100
Mama Turns 100

1979

Comedy • Drama

Director of Photography

6.3
0.3
Heart of the Forest
Heart of the Forest

1979

Drama

Director of Photography

5
0.1
Somnambulists
Somnambulists

1978

Drama

Cinematography

4.6
0.2
The Prodigious Life of Father Vincent
The Prodigious Life of Father Vincent

1978

Comedy

Director of Photography

4.8
0.1
Blindfolded Eyes
Blindfolded Eyes

1978

Drama

Director of Photography

6.1
0.2
Nunca es tarde
Nunca es tarde

1977

Drama

Director of Photography

5
0.1
To an Unknown God
To an Unknown God

1977

Drama

Director of Photography

5.5
0.2
In Memoriam
In Memoriam

1977

Drama • Romance

Director of Photography

5.8
0.2
Elisa, My Life
Elisa, My Life

1977

Drama

Director of Photography

6.7
0.4
Caperucita y Roja
Caperucita y Roja

1977

Comedy

Director of Photography

0.2
Del amor y de la muerte
Del amor y de la muerte

1977

Comedy • Drama

Director of Photography

3.2
0.2
The Burned City
The Burned City

1976

Drama • History

Cinematography

5.5
0.3
The Disenchantment
The Disenchantment

1976

Documentary • Drama

Director of Photography

7.5
0.1
Cria!
Cria!

1976

Drama

Director of Photography

7.6
0.8
Viure sense Viure
Viure sense Viure

1976

Cinematography

0.1
Hard Times for Dracula
Hard Times for Dracula

1976

Comedy • Horror

Director of Photography

6
0.1
B. Must Die
B. Must Die

1975

Drama • Thriller

Camera Operator

4
0.2
The Love of Captain Brando
The Love of Captain Brando

1974

Drama • Romance

Camera Operator

5.5
0.5
Las violentas
Las violentas

1974

Crime

Director of Photography

0
A Chaste Spanish Man
A Chaste Spanish Man

1973

Comedy • Drama

Assistant Camera

5
0.1
A Candle for the Devil
A Candle for the Devil

1973

Horror

Camera Operator

5.9
0.4
Horror Express
Horror Express

1972

Horror

Camera Operator

6.3
1.2
My Dearest Senorita
My Dearest Senorita

1972

Comedy • Drama

Camera Operator

6.5
0.2
The Roosters of Dawn
The Roosters of Dawn

1971

Drama • Thriller

Camera Operator

6
0
Cut-Throats Nine
Cut-Throats Nine

1971

Drama • Western

Camera Operator

6.6
0.6
Cake of Blood
Cake of Blood

1971

Horror

Camera Operator

3
0.2
El dinero tiene miedo
El dinero tiene miedo

1970

Comedy

Camera Operator

5.6
0.1
Las secretas intenciones
Las secretas intenciones

1970

Drama

Camera Operator

5.2
0.2
The Challenges
The Challenges

1969

Drama

Camera Operator

5.2
0.2
Honeycomb
Honeycomb

1969

Drama • Thriller

Camera Operator

6.1
0.4
Nocturne 29
Nocturne 29

1969

Drama • Horror • Mystery

Camera Operator

5.1
0.1
Urtain, King of the Mountains
Urtain, King of the Mountains

1969

Documentary

Camera Operator

5
0.2
Stress Is Three
Stress Is Three

1968

Drama

Camera Operator

5.8
0.3
¡Cómo está el servicio!
¡Cómo está el servicio!

1968

Comedy

Camera Operator

5.4
0.2
Los flamencos
Los flamencos

1968

Drama • Music

Camera Operator

6.5
0.2
Smashing Up
Smashing Up

1968

Drama

Camera Operator

4
0.2
40 grados a la sombra
40 grados a la sombra

1967

Comedy

Camera Operator

5.3
0.2
Peppermint Frappé
Peppermint Frappé

1967

Drama • Thriller

Camera Operator

6.5
0.5
De cuerpo presente
De cuerpo presente

1967

Comedy • Crime • Drama

Camera Operator

6.5
0.2
Crónica de nueve meses
Crónica de nueve meses

1967

Comedy

Camera Operator

5.5
0.2
Los celos y el duende
Los celos y el duende

1967

Comedy • Music

Camera Operator

0.1
El arte de vivir
El arte de vivir

1966

Drama

Assistant Camera

6.2
0.2
Nine Letters to Berta
Nine Letters to Berta

1966

Drama

Assistant Camera

7.2
0.2
Fantasía... 3
Fantasía... 3

1966

Fantasy

Camera Operator

4.5
0.2
Snakes and Ladders
Snakes and Ladders

1965

Comedy • Drama

Assistant Camera

4.8
0.1
Muere una mujer
Muere una mujer

1964

Drama • Thriller

Camera Operator

0.2

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