Néstor Almendros

Néstor Almendros
Born
Néstor Almendros Cuyás

(1930-10-30)30 October 1930
Barcelona, Spain
Died4 March 1992(1992-03-04) (aged 61)
Years active1950–1991
OrganizationAmerican Society of Cinematographers

Néstor Almendros Cuyás, ASC (30 October 1930 4 March 1992) was a Spanish cinematographer.

He was one of the most highly appraised contemporary cinematographers, having a working collaboration with filmmakers François Truffaut, Éric Rohmer and Robert Benton, while winning an Oscar for Best Cinematography for Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven.