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Hector Ramirez(1944-2023)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Sound Department
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Hector Ramirez
Hector Ramirez was born on 26 August 1944 in Bogotá, Colombia. He was a cinematographer, known for Dancing with the Stars (2005), This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and Fail Safe (2000). He died on 11 January 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 26, 1944
DiedJanuary 11, 2023(78)
BornAugust 26, 1944
DiedJanuary 11, 2023(78)
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  • Won 19 Primetime Emmys
    • 20 wins & 57 nominations total

Known for

Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, Jenn Tran, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Dancing with the Stars
5.0
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap
7.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1984
George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Hank Azaria, James Cromwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Sam Elliott, Brian Dennehy, Noah Wyle, John Diehl, Norman Lloyd, and Bill Smitrovich in Fail Safe (2000)
Fail Safe
7.4
TV Movie
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2000
Neil Diamond in Neil Diamond... Hello Again (1986)
Neil Diamond... Hello Again
9.1
TV Movie
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1986

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • FTV
    • camera operator
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, and Aisha Tyler in Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013)
    Whose Line Is It Anyway?
    8.4
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2016–2024
  • AFI Life Achievement Award (1973)
    AFI Life Achievement Award
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • camera operator
    • 1993–2022
  • Jon Macks in National Memorial Day Concert (2021)
    National Memorial Day Concert
    7.2
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2022
  • Ricky Gervais in 2020 Golden Globe Awards (2020)
    2020 Golden Globe Awards
    7.5
    TV Special
    • camera (as Hecktor Ramirez)
    • 2020
  • A Capitol Fourth (2004)
    A Capitol Fourth
    6.2
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2001–2019
  • Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias: One Show Fits All (2019)
    Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias: One Show Fits All
    7.3
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2019
  • Alfred Molina and Jane Kaczmarek in Long Day's Journey Into Night: Live (2017)
    Long Day's Journey Into Night: Live
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 2017
  • Nick Kroll and John Mulaney at an event for 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2017)
    32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards
    6.3
    TV Special
    • video
    • 2017
  • Jimmy Fallon in The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 (2017)
    The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017
    5.6
    TV Special
    • camera
    • 2017
  • LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen in Lip Sync Battle (2015)
    Lip Sync Battle
    7.2
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2015–2016
  • The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016)
    The 58th Annual Grammy Awards
    6.2
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2016
  • 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2016)
    73rd Golden Globe Awards
    7.0
    TV Special
    • camera
    • 2016
  • It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown (2015)
    It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown
    7.1
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2015
  • 30th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards (2015)
    30th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards
    4.9
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2015
  • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
    The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
    7.2
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2014

Cinematographer

  • Herbie Hancock Future2Future Live (2002)
    Herbie Hancock Future2Future Live
    6.3
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 2002
  • Michele Guzy in Powers of the Paranormal: Live on Stage! (2000)
    Powers of the Paranormal: Live on Stage!
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2000
  • The Man Show (1999)
    The Man Show
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999–2004
  • Wow! The Most Awesome Acts on Earth
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • camera
    • 1986
  • Perry Como in Perry Como's Christmas in New York (1983)
    Perry Como's Christmas in New York
    8.2
    TV Special
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983

Sound Department

  • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
    The Young and the Restless
    5.4
    TV Series
    • loums crane operator
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Hector Ramarez
  • Born
    • August 26, 1944
    • Bogotá, Colombia
  • Died
    • January 11, 2023
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(esophageal cancer)

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