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Paco Femenia

Paco Femenia

Cinematographer

Paco Femenía is a Spanish cinematographer, winner of the Goya Award for Best Cinematography for *Sólo quiero caminar* (I Just Want to Walk) in 2008. He worked on several short films in the late 1970s and even directed one, *De Cáceres en Portugal* (From Cáceres in Portugal) (1978). He made his debut as a cinematographer on Pedro Almodóvar's first feature film, *Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón* (Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Ordinary Girls) (1980). After working for TVE (Spanish Television), he returned to filmmaking.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 26% in 30 days

What are Paco Femenia's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
Morality
28%
Survival
21%
Self
18%
Power
17%
Bonds
16%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 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 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 7

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · 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 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
2
Romantic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

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 Paco Femenia's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paco Femenia'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

22 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • She Walks in Darkness(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Bedtime Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Gold(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Walking Vengeance(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Ungodly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Carmen(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • No News from God(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Mad Love(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Volaverunt(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Those Who Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Things I Never Told You(1996)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Zafarinas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Testigo azul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Autumn Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Suffer, You Prick(1987)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Casas Viejas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Additional Camera

  • Evening Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Additional Second Assistant Camera

  • Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Rapture(1980)

    Boom Operator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1980 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

No News from God (2001)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography17 of 22: 16 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew6 of 22: 5 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s7 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s2 · 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 Paco Femenia's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Walking Vengeance (2008)

65th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995)

Midcredits 78th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 54. 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 Paco Femenia'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 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Paco Femenia work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paco Femenia's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Agustín Díaz Yanes shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles