Néstor Almendros: Néstor Almendros. Cinematographer: Days of Heaven. 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...
Known For: Days of Heaven (Cinematographer(as Nestor Almendros)), Sophie's Choice (Cinematographer(as Nestor Almendros)), The Blue Lagoon (Cinematographer(as Nestor Almendros)), Kramer vs. Kramer (Cinematographer(as Nestor Almendros))