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Ernesto Caparrós(1907-1992)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ernesto Caparrós
Ernesto Caparrós was born on 22 April 1907 in Havana, Cuba. He was a cinematographer and director, known for La serpiente roja (1937), Fantasmas del Caribe (1943) and Yo soy el heroe (1940). He died on 13 February 1992 in New York, USA.
BornApril 22, 1907
DiedFebruary 13, 1992(84)
BornApril 22, 1907
DiedFebruary 13, 1992(84)
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Known for

Aníbal de Mar and Pituka de Foronda in La serpiente roja (1937)
La serpiente roja
  • Cinematographer
  • 1937
Fantasmas del Caribe
  • Director
  • 1943
Federico Piñero in Yo soy el heroe (1940)
Yo soy el heroe
  • Director
  • 1940
Prófugos (1940)
Prófugos
  • Director
  • 1940

Credits

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Cinematographer



  • What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
    What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Norman Alden in Andy (1965)
    Andy
    7.7
    • Cinematographer (as Ernest Caparros)
    • 1965
  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
    8.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Ernesto Caparros)
    • 1960–1963
  • Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker (1962)
    The Miracle Worker
    8.1
    • director of photography (as Ernest Caparros)
    • 1962
  • George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
    Route 66
    7.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Ernesto Caparros)
    • 1960
  • Como tú ninguna
    • Cinematographer
    • 1946
  • Ahora seremos felices
    • Cinematographer
    • 1938
  • Aníbal de Mar and Pituka de Foronda in La serpiente roja (1937)
    La serpiente roja
    • Cinematographer
    • 1937

Director



  • Fantasmas del Caribe
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Ritmos de Cuba
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Aníbal de Mar and Marisol Alba in Romance musical (1941)
    Romance musical
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Prófugos (1940)
    Prófugos
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Federico Piñero in Yo soy el heroe (1940)
    Yo soy el heroe
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Tam, Tam o El origen de la Rumba (1938)
    Tam, Tam o El origen de la Rumba
    Short
    • directed by
    • 1938
  • Aníbal de Mar and Pituka de Foronda in La serpiente roja (1937)
    La serpiente roja
    • Director
    • 1937

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Juan José Martínez Casado, Federico Piñero, and María Pardo in Mi tía de América (1939)
    Mi tía de América
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • It Happened in Havana (1938)
    It Happened in Havana
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ernesto Caparros
  • Born
    • April 22, 1907
    • Havana, Cuba
  • Died
    • February 13, 1992
    • New York, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1964.

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