Teo Escamilla
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- October 23, 1940
- Died
- December 21, 1997 (aged 57)
- Birthplace
- Sevilla, Spain
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Rats
Movie · Director of Photography
Felicidades, Tovarich
Movie · Camera Operator
King of the River
Movie · Director of Photography
The Dark Night of the Soul
Movie · Director of Photography
Juncal
TV · Director of Photography · 7 eps
El Dorado
Movie · Director of Photography
Berlin Blues
Movie · Director of Photography
Mi general
Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Tata Mía
Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
El amor brujo
Movie · Director of Photography
Beyond the Walls
Movie · Director of Photography
Stico
Movie · Director of Photography
The Witching Hour
Movie · Director of Photography
A Summer in Hell
Movie · Director of Photography
On the Line
Movie · Director of Photography
Ferocious
Movie · Director of Photography
The Stilts
Movie · Director of Photography
Carmen
Movie · Director of Photography
Sweet Hours
Movie · Director of Photography
Antonieta
Movie · Director of Photography
Evening Performance
Movie · Director of Photography
Blood Wedding
Movie · Director of Photography
Cuentos para una escapada
Movie · Director of Photography
Trágala, perro
Movie · Director of Photography
Faster, Faster
Movie · Director of Photography
The Nest
Movie · Director of Photography
Dedicated to...
Movie · Director of Photography
F. E. N.
Movie · Director of Photography
Heart of the Forest
Movie · Director of Photography
Mama Turns 100
Movie · Director of Photography
Blindfolded Eyes
Movie · Director of Photography
The Prodigious Life of Father Vincent
Movie · Director of Photography
Elisa, My Life
Movie · Director of Photography
In Memoriam
Movie · Director of Photography
Caperucita y Roja
Movie · Director of Photography
To an Unknown God
Movie · Director of Photography
Nunca es tarde
Movie · Director of Photography
Del amor y de la muerte
Movie · Director of Photography
The Disenchantment
Movie · Director of Photography
Cria!
Movie · Director of Photography
Hard Times for Dracula
Movie · Director of Photography
B. Must Die
Movie · Camera Operator
Las violentas
Movie · Director of Photography
The Love of Captain Brando
Movie · Camera Operator
A Candle for the Devil
Movie · Camera Operator
A Chaste Spanish Man
Movie · Assistant Camera
The Spirit of the Beehive
Movie · Camera Operator
Horror Express
Movie · Camera Operator
My Dearest Senorita
Movie · Camera Operator
Cake of Blood
Movie · Camera Operator
The Roosters of Dawn
Movie · Camera Operator
Cut-Throats Nine
Movie · Camera Operator
El dinero tiene miedo
Movie · Camera Operator
Las secretas intenciones
Movie · Camera Operator
Honeycomb
Movie · Camera Operator
The Challenges
Movie · Camera Operator
Urtain, King of the Mountains
Movie · Camera Operator
Nocturne 29
Movie · Camera Operator
Stress Is Three
Movie · Camera Operator
¡Cómo está el servicio!
Movie · Camera Operator
Los flamencos
Movie · Camera Operator
Smashing Up
Movie · Camera Operator
Peppermint Frappé
Movie · Camera Operator
Crónica de nueve meses
Movie · Camera Operator
Los celos y el duende
Movie · Camera Operator
De cuerpo presente
Movie · Camera Operator
40 grados a la sombra
Movie · Camera Operator
El arte de vivir
Movie · Assistant Camera
Fantasía... 3
Movie · Camera Operator
Nine Letters to Berta
Movie · Assistant Camera
Una chica para dos
Movie · Camera Operator
The Hunt
Movie · Camera Operator
Snakes and Ladders
Movie · Assistant Camera
Muere una mujer
Movie · Camera Operator