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Teo Escamilla

Teodoro Escamilla Serrano (October 23, 1940, in Seville, Spain – December 21, 1997, in Matanzas, Cuba), also known as Teo Escamilla, was a Spanish cinematographer.[1]

Teo Escamilla
BornOctober 23, 1940
Seville, Spain
DiedDecember 20, 1997 (1997-12-21) (aged 57)
Havana, Cuba
Occupation(s)Cinematographer and film director
Children1
RelativesItzan Escamilla (grandson)

Biography

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After starting as a second assistant operator or camera operator, he became a cinematographer for fifty-three films, primarily Spanish or in co-production, released between 1974 and 1998.

Teo Escamilla was a frequent collaborator with director Carlos Saura,[2] working as the cinematographer on films such as Cría cuervos (1976, featuring Geraldine Chaplin and Mónica Randall) to The Dark Night (1989, with Juan Diego and Fernando Guillén). His notable works with Saura also include Blood Wedding (1981, with Antonio Gades and Cristina Hoyos) and El amor brujo (1986, also with Antonio Gades and Cristina Hoyos).[3]

Among other directors he collaborated with are Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (e.g., Heart of the Forest in 1979, starring Ángela Molina) and Jaime de Armiñán (e.g., The Nest in 1980, featuring Ana Torrent).

Throughout his career, Teo Escamilla received five nominations for the Goya Award for Best Cinematography, winning one for the aforementioned L'Amour sorcier.

He was directing a new film, En busca de Cortés, but he died from a heart attack at the age of 57 on 21 December 1997 in Matanzas, Cuba.[4]

Selected filmography

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Cinematographer

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Director Carlos Saura

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Other directors

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Other functions

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Awards

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Goya Award for Best Photography:

  • In 1989, for El Dorado and Berlín Blues;
  • And in 1990, for La Nuit obscure and Montoyas y Tarantos

1987: Goya award for best photography, for El Amor brujo.

References

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  1. ^ Mira, Alberto (2019-12-15). Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-1-5381-2268-6.
  2. ^ "Comienza el rodaje de un documental sobre la vida y obra del cineasta sevillano Teo Escamilla". Canal Sur Noticias (in Spanish). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Homenaje a Teo Escamilla – El amor brujo". Academia de Cine (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ Vicent, Mauricio (21 December 1997). "Muere el cineasta Teo Escamilla, víctima de un infarto, en el hospital de Matanzas, Cuba". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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