José F. Aguayo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Aguayo.

José Fernández Aguayo (1911 – 11 May 1999)^[1] was a Spanish photography director. Throughout his career, he worked with some of the greatest Spanish film directors, such as Luis Buñuel and Fernando Fernán-Gómez.^[2]

José F. Aguayo
Born	José Fernández Aguayo 1911 Madrid, Spain
Died	11 May 1999(1999-05-11) (aged 87–88) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Photography director
Parent	Baldomero Fernández Raigón (father)

Life and career

Aguayo, born in Madrid, was the son of bullfighting photographer Baldomero Fernández Raigón. He was an amateur bullfighter in his youth,^[3] but he earned his living as a photographer. He entered the film world after having worked on a report about the filming of Currito de la Cruz.^[4] He was hired as an assistant to operator Enrique Guerner.^[5] He worked as a reporter for the Second Spanish Republic and the Junta de Defensa de Madrid (Board of Defence of Madrid), circumstances which forced him to use his second last name to continue developing his career as a reporter. Among his work, the following stand out: Locura de amor (Craziness of Love), Dónde vas Alfonso XII (Where are you Going Alphonse XII), Viridiana, El extraño viaje (The Strange Journey) and Tristana. He stopped his professional activities in 1983.

Year	Award	Notes	Ref.
1986	1st Goya Awards	Honorary Goya Award	^[6]^[7]^[8]

Selected filmography

• Castanet (1945)
• Unknown Path (1946)
• Lola Leaves for the Ports (1947)
• The Princess of the Ursines (1947)
• Anguish (1947)
• Madness for Love (1948)
• Night Arrival (1949)
• Currito of the Cross (1949)
• Devil's Roundup (1952)
• Come Die My Love (1952)
• The Floor Burns (1952)
• Two Paths (1954)
• Father Cigarette (1955)
• The Legion of Silence (1956)
• The Last Torch Song (1957)
• The Sun Comes Out Every Day (1958)
• Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII? (1959)
• Alfonso XII and María Cristina (1960)
• A Girl from Chicago (1960)
• The Mustard Grain (1962)
• The Blackmailers (1963)
• Tomy's Secret (1963)
• The Twin Girls (1963)
• Currito of the Cross (1965)
• Road to Rocío (1966)
• Another's Wife (1967)
• Fruit of Temptation (1968)
• The Sailor with Golden Fists (1968)
• A Decent Adultery (1969)
• The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself (1970)
• Nothing Less Than a Real Man (1972)
• The Doubt (1972)
• The King is the Best Mayor (1974)
• The Good Days Lost (1975)
• Death's Newlyweds (1975)
• Forget the Drums (1975)
• Two Men and Two Women Amongst Them (1977)
• And in the Third Year, He Rose Again (1980)
• Spoiled Children (1980)
• The Cheerful Colsada Girls (1984)

References

1. "Virtual International Authority File". www.viaf.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. Torres, Augusto M. (12 May 1999). "Muere José Fernández Aguayo, un gran director de fotografía del cine español". El País (in Spanish). p. Cultura. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
3. Torres, Augusto Martínez (11 May 1999). "Muere José Fernández Aguayo, un gran director de fotografía del cine español". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
4. "José Fernández Aguayo | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
5. "Person - Aguayo, José F. (1911-1999)". PARES. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
6. "Y el Goya de Honor es para…". Premios Goya (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
7. Castilla, Amelia (5 January 1996). "José F. Aguayo, 50 años detrás de la cámara". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
8. Blanes, Pepa (2 October 2015). "Mariano Ozores, Goya de Honor 2016". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 15 December 2017.