Almudena Sánchez(I)
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Almudena Sánchez is an accomplished cinematographer based in Madrid.
Her latest projects include two hit releases on Netflix: You Are Not Alone, Fighting the Wolf Pack, a documentary directed by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, that recently won the Best Television Documentary Ondas Award 2024 and was nominated for the Goya Awards. She has also been the second unit cinematographer for three seasons of the TV show Machos Alfa, directed by Laura Caballero and produced by Contubernio. Other directors with whom she has collaborated include Ana Serret, Chus Gutiérrez, Jorge Muriel, Manu Castillo, Roberto Monge, Miguel Albaladejo and Miguel Bardem.
Almudena Sánchez graduated with a degree in Cinematography from the prestigious EICTV (Cuba), with additional studies in Communication at UCM. For 20 years, she has traveled the world filming fiction and documentary projects. Her films have been selected for prestigious film festivals such as Berlinale, IDFA, Festival de Málaga Cine Español and Seminci.
Working in both fiction and documentary has given her a dual set of strategies: in documentary, she has developed an intuitive vision that guides her camera, while in fiction, she creates an expressive lighting, inspired by elegance and simplicity.
Her latest projects include two hit releases on Netflix: You Are Not Alone, Fighting the Wolf Pack, a documentary directed by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, that recently won the Best Television Documentary Ondas Award 2024 and was nominated for the Goya Awards. She has also been the second unit cinematographer for three seasons of the TV show Machos Alfa, directed by Laura Caballero and produced by Contubernio. Other directors with whom she has collaborated include Ana Serret, Chus Gutiérrez, Jorge Muriel, Manu Castillo, Roberto Monge, Miguel Albaladejo and Miguel Bardem.
Almudena Sánchez graduated with a degree in Cinematography from the prestigious EICTV (Cuba), with additional studies in Communication at UCM. For 20 years, she has traveled the world filming fiction and documentary projects. Her films have been selected for prestigious film festivals such as Berlinale, IDFA, Festival de Málaga Cine Español and Seminci.
Working in both fiction and documentary has given her a dual set of strategies: in documentary, she has developed an intuitive vision that guides her camera, while in fiction, she creates an expressive lighting, inspired by elegance and simplicity.
