Juan Amorós (10 June 1936 – 16 November 2016) was a Spanish
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...
. His career spanned five decades and in
1990
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he was nominated for a
Goya Award
The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain.
The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...
for Best Cinematography for
Esquilache
''Esquilache'' is a 1989 Spanish film directed by Josefina Molina. The film stars Fernando Fernán Gómez as Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Esquilache. It is based on the play " Un Soñador Para Un Pueblo" by Antonio Buero Vallejo. The film ...
. In
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
he won the
Cinema Writers Circle Award for Best Cinematography for ''
Las cartas de Alou''. He died in
Madrid
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on 16 November 2016, at the age of 80.
Filmography
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Libertarias
''Libertarias'' (English: ''Libertarians'') is a Spanish historical drama made in 1996. It was written and directed by Vicente Aranda.
In 1936, Maria ( Ariadna Gil), a young nun is recruited by Pilar ( Ana Belén), a militant feminist, into an a ...
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Reinas''
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Celos''
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El Amante Bilingüe''
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El Crimen del Capitán Sánchez''
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Fanny Pelopaja''
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Lulú de noche
''Lulu by Night'' () is a 1986 Spanish Comedy-drama film, comedy-drama Comedy thriller, thriller film directed, written and produced by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro and starring Imanol Arias, Asunción Balaguer and Antonio Resines. The music is compo ...
'' (1986)
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The Trap''
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Esquilache
''Esquilache'' is a 1989 Spanish film directed by Josefina Molina. The film stars Fernando Fernán Gómez as Leopoldo de Gregorio, Marquis of Esquilache. It is based on the play " Un Soñador Para Un Pueblo" by Antonio Buero Vallejo. The film ...
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1936 births
2016 deaths
People from Barcelona
Spanish cinematographers
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