Néstor Almendros
Néstor Almendros was born on Oct 30, 1930 in Spain. Néstor Almendros's big-screen debut came with Nadja in Paris directed by Éric Rohmer in 1964. Néstor Almendros is known for Imagine: John Lennon directed by Andrew Solt, John Lennon stars as Self and Yoko Ono as Self. Néstor Almendros has got 10 awards and 9 nominations so far. The most recent award Néstor Almendros achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Néstor Almendros plays is The Marquise of O which will be released on Mar 27, 2015.
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 and two in New York. After the 1959 Cuban revolution, he returned and made several documentaries for the Castro-regime. But after two of his shorts (
Birthday
Oct 30, 1930Place of Birth
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Known For
Awards
10 wins & 9 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
- 1991
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5.9 - 1989
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6.4 - 1988
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7.8 - 1987
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5.5 - 1986
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6.1 - 1984
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7.4 - 1983
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7.2 - 1983
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7.3 - 1982
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7.5 - 1982
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6.0 - 1980
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7.4 - 1980
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5.8 - 1979
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7.8 - 1979
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7.0 - 1978
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6.9 - 1978
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6.2 - 1978
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7.8 - 1978
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6.9 - 1977
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7.4 - 1977
Des journées entières dans les arbres
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6.9 - 1976
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7.5 - 1976
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7.0 - 1976
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6.5 - 1975
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7.2 - 1974
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait
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7.4 - 1973
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5.6 - 1973
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5.9 - 1972
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7.6 - 1971
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7.2 - 1970
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7.5 - 1970
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7.4 - 1970
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7.5 - 1969
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7.8 - 1969
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6.4 - 1967
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7.3 - 1964
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