
Néstor Almendros
CinematographerDirectorCamera and Electrical Department
- Born
- October 30, 1930
- Died
- March 4, 1992
One of the highest appraised contemporary cinematographers. He was born in Spain but moved to Cuba by age 18 to join his exiled anti-Franco father. In Havana, he founded a cineclub and wrote film reviews. Then, he went on to study in Rome at the Centro Sperimentale. He directed six shorts in Cuba…
Director
| Nadie escuchaba(1987) |
| Improper Conduct(1984) |
| Retour d'Henri Langlois Ă Paris(1968) |
| La journée d'un journaliste(1967) |
| Ritmo de Cuba(1960) |
Writer
| Improper Conduct(1984) |
| Ritmo de Cuba(1960) |
Actor
| The Green Room(1978) |
| The Collector(1967) |
Producer
| Nadie escuchaba(1987) |
| Gente en la playa(1960) |
Cinematographer
| Billy Bathgate(1991) |
| Made in Milan(1990) |
| New York Stories(1989) |
| Imagine: John Lennon(1988) |
| Nadine(1987) |
Art Director
| More(1969) |
Second Unit or Assistant Director
| Six in Paris(1965) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Le Beau Mec(1979) |
| La brigade des maléfices(1970) |
| Wheel of Ashes(1968) |
| Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes(1966) |
Additional Crew
| Du côté des tennis(1976) |
| Villa Les Dunes ou Le hard et le soft(1974) |
Thanks
| TimeShare(2026) |
| Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman(2012) |
| Visions of Light(1992) |
| The Longest Shadow(1991) |
| Psycho Cop(1989) |
Self
| Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro(1993)as Self |
| Visions of Light(1992)as Self |
| De pelĂcula(1982)as Self - Interviewee |
| Tal cual(1988)as Self - Guest |
| Mag magazine(1988)as Self - Guest |
Archive Footage
| Néstor Almendros, el hombre que pintaba con luz(2017)as Self |
| Spanish Hollywood(2010)as Self |
| Cinema 3(1984)as Self |
Archive Sound
| Les Nuits de France Culture(1994)as Self |