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Luis Cuadrado

Luis Cuadrado

Cinematographer · Died January 18, 1980, aged 46 · Toro, Zamora, Spain

Luis Cuadrado was born in 1934 in the Zamora town of Toro (Spain). He studied at the Official School of Cinematography and introduced the visual style of the French nouvelle vague in Spain. He participated as director of photography or camera operator in numerous Spanish films of the 1960s and 1970s, alongside directors such as Carlos Saura (La caza, El jardín de las delicias), Víctor Erice (El espíritu de la colmena) and José Luis Borau (Furtivos). A progressive blindness, which became total, deprived him of continuing with his work and already in Cría cuervos (1976) he had to be helped by his disciple, Teo Escamilla. He died on January 18, 1980, in Madrid.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1934
Died
January 18, 1980 (aged 46)
From
Toro, Zamora, Spain
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 7% in 30 days

What are Luis Cuadrado's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Power
17%
Morality
15%
Survival
14%
Bonds
14%
Society
11%
Ideas
5%
Memory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
3
Absurd
4
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Luis Cuadrado's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Luis Cuadrado's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

56 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Memoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Charlie and the Hooker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Death of the Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Emilia... parada y fonda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Pascual Duarte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Poachers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • El clan de los Nazarenos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • B. Must Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • The White, the Yellow, and the Black(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Regent's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • The Love of Captain Brando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Cousin Angelica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Mi profesora particular (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • The Spirit of the Beehive(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Yankee Dudler(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Anna and the Wolves(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Speak, Silent One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • What the Peeper Saw(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sonny & Jed(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Far from the Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Love Letter of a Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • A House Without Boundaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • My Dearest Senorita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Cut-Throats Nine(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Adiós, cigüeña, adiós (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Los jóvenes amantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Goya: A Story of Solitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Cake of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • The Garden of Delights(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Las secretas intenciones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • The Challenges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Honeycomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Nocturno 29(1969)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Spain Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Cantando a la vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Urtain, King of the Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Stress Is Three(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mother Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Cinematographer

  • En Baldiri de la costa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Cinematographer

  • Smashing Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Cinematographer

  • Don't Count On Your Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Peppermint Frappé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • De cuerpo presente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Sábado en la playa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Tomorrow Is Another Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Broken Toys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • El arte de vivir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Camera Operator

  • Snakes and Ladders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Camera Operator

  • Boy Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Second Assistant Camera

  • The Drunkard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Muerte al amanecer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Tarde de domingo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Camera Operator

  • En el río (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Camera Operator

  • A través de San Sebastián (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 56 titles from 1960 to 1978.

Biggest box office

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

$191K worldwide

Highest rated

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography50 of 56: 49 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew7 of 56: 6 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s26 · crew1970s30 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Luis Cuadrado's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · cinematographer

What the Peeper Saw (1972)

54th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

Midcredits 96th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 59. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Luis Cuadrado's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Luis Cuadrado work with?

People who share at least 2 of Luis Cuadrado's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pablo G. del Amo shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers