About Juan Ruiz Anchía
Born 1949. Juan Ruiz Anchía is a Spanish cinematographer.
Juan Ruiz Anchía (born June 12, 1949) is a Spanish cinematographer.
Background Anchía attended the Escuela Official de Cinematografia in Madrid, graduating in 1972, followed by a graduate in the AFI Conservatory with a Master in Visual Arts as a Director of Photography in 1981.
His AFI television movie, Miss Lonelyhearts (1983), won the Cannes Film Festival for Best Foreign Film.
Filmography
Feature film
Documentary film Year Title Director Notes 1976 El desencanto Jaime Chávarri With Teo Escamilla 1978 La historia y la vida extraterrestre Juan García AtienzaÁlvaro Saavedra
Television YearTitleDirectorNotes 1983-1985 American Playhouse Michael DinnerMichael Fields Episodes "Miss Lonelyhearts" and "Noon Wine"
TV movies YearTitleDirector 1984 Single Bars Harry Winer 2012 Outlaw Country Michael DinnerAdam Arkin 2013 Phil Spector David Mamet
Music video YearTitleArtistDirector 1986 "Live to Tell" Madonna James Foley 1987 "What's Going On" Cyndi Lauper Andy Morahan 1993 "Bad Girl" Madonna David Fincher
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Juan Ruiz Anchía was born on 12 June 1949 in Bilbao.
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Juan Ruiz Anchía is a cinematographer.
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Juan Ruiz Anchía is Spanish.
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