Néstor Almendros

Birth Name:

Nestor Almendros Cuyas

Birth Place:

Barcelona, Spain

Profession

Cinematographer, Director, Actor, Camera department, Writer, Producer, Art director, Assistant director

Exposed the persecution of the LGBT community with his 1984 documentary "Mauvaise Conduite․"
The organization Human Rights Watch International created the "Néstor Almendros Award for Courage in Filmmaking" in honor of his human rights activism
After leaving his native country of Spain for Cuba, Almendros wrote film reviews in Havana until moving on to study at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome
Acted as member of the jury for the Cannes Film Festival in 1985 and the Venice Film Festival in 1989
Moved from Cuba to Paris after two of his short films were banned by the Cuban regime
Often collaborated with directors Éric Rohmer and Francois Truffaut

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