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.
Camera 74
1990s
- 1997
The Rats
Director of Photography
- 1995
King of the River
Director of Photography
Felicidades, Tovarich
Camera Operator
1980s
- 1989
The Dark Night of the Soul
Director of Photography
Juncal
Director of Photography
- 1988
Berlin Blues
Director of Photography
- 1987
- 1986
El amor brujo
Director of Photography
Tata Mía
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- 1985
The Witching Hour
Director of Photography
Beyond the Walls
Director of Photography
Stico
Director of Photography
- 1984
The Stilts
Director of Photography
A Summer in Hell
Director of Photography
Ferocious
Director of Photography
- 1983
Carmen
Director of Photography
- 1982
Antonieta
Director of Photography
Sweet Hours
Director of Photography
- 1981
Trágala, perro
Director of Photography
Evening Performance
Director of Photography
Cuentos para una escapada
Director of Photography
Blood Wedding
Director of Photography
- 1980
Dedicated to...
Director of Photography
F. E. N.
Director of Photography
1970s
- 1979
Mama Turns 100
Director of Photography
Heart of the Forest
Director of Photography
- 1978
The Prodigious Life of Father Vincent
Director of Photography
Blindfolded Eyes
Director of Photography
- 1977
Nunca es tarde
Director of Photography
To an Unknown God
Director of Photography
Elisa, My Life
Director of Photography
Caperucita y Roja
Director of Photography
Del amor y de la muerte
Director of Photography
- 1976
The Disenchantment
Director of Photography
Hard Times for Dracula
Director of Photography
- 1975
B. Must Die
Camera Operator
- 1974
The Love of Captain Brando
Camera Operator
Las violentas
Director of Photography
- 1973
A Chaste Spanish Man
Assistant Camera
A Candle for the Devil
Camera Operator
- 1972
My Dearest Senorita
Camera Operator
- 1971
The Roosters of Dawn
Camera Operator
Cake of Blood
Camera Operator
- 1970
El dinero tiene miedo
Camera Operator
Las secretas intenciones
Camera Operator
1960s
- 1969
The Challenges
Camera Operator
Honeycomb
Camera Operator
Nocturne 29
Camera Operator
- 1968
Stress Is Three
Camera Operator
¡Cómo está el servicio!
Camera Operator
Los flamencos
Camera Operator
Smashing Up
Camera Operator
- 1967
40 grados a la sombra
Camera Operator
Peppermint Frappé
Camera Operator
De cuerpo presente
Camera Operator
Crónica de nueve meses
Camera Operator
Los celos y el duende
Camera Operator
- 1966
The Hunt
Camera Operator
El arte de vivir
Assistant Camera
Nine Letters to Berta
Assistant Camera
Una chica para dos
Camera Operator
Fantasía... 3
Camera Operator
- 1965
Snakes and Ladders
Assistant Camera
- 1964
Muere una mujer
Camera Operator
Other crew 9
1990s
- 1996
Robo en el cine Capitol
Cinematography
- 1995
Felicidades, Tovarich
Cinematography
- 1993
La Lola se va a los puertos
Cinematography
1980s
- 1983
Dressed in Blue
Cinematography
- 1981
Maravillas
Cinematography
1970s
- 1978
Somnambulists
Cinematography
- 1976
The Burned City
Cinematography
Viure sense Viure
Cinematography
Directed 2
1980s
- 1984
- 1981
Cuentos para una escapada
Director
Acted in 1
1980s
- 1984
Wrote 1
1980s
- 1984
Produced 1
1990s
- 1995
Felicidades, Tovarich
Producer