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name: "Juan Ruiz Anchía"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "12 June 1949"
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# Juan Ruiz Anchía

## Identity

Juan Ruiz Anchía

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/juan-ruiz-anchia
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** juan-ruiz-anchia
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005851
- **TMDB ID:** 20693
- **Wikidata ID:** Q973847
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ruiz_Anch%C3%ADa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q973847, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005851/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20693

Cinematographer. Born 12 June 1949 in Bilbao, Spain.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 12 June 1949, Bilbao, Spain
- **Active:** 1991–1992
- **Also known as:** Juan Ruiz-Anchia, Juan Antonio Ruiz Anchía, J. Ruiz Anchia
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ruiz_Anch%C3%ADa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q973847, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005851/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20693

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Glengarry Glen Ross*](https://film.one/film/glengarry-glen-ross.md) (86)

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## Biography

Juan Ruiz Anchía is a Spanish cinematographer. Born in Bilbao, he graduated from the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía in Madrid in 1972 and from the AFI Conservatory in 1981.

He is known for his work on films including *House of Games* (1987), *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992), *The Jungle Book* (1994), *Confidence* (2003) and *Spartan* (2004). He has frequently collaborated with directors James Foley and David Mamet.

Anchía received a Goya Award for best cinematography for *Mararía* (1998) and his AFI thesis film *Miss Lonelyhearts* (1983) won an award at the Cannes Film Festival. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, shotonwhat.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992), Fi1m 86, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/glengarry-glen-ross.md)
- *Dying Young* (1991), Fi1m 40, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/dying-young.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Phil Spector* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Outlaw Country* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Blackthorn* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Pure Country 2: The Gift* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Bunraku* (2010), Director of Photography
- *I Come with the Rain* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Sleepwalking* (2008), Director of Photography
- *September Dawn* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Innocent Voices* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Spartan* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Off the Map* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Confidence* (2003), Director of Photography
- *No Good Deed* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Focus* (2001), Director of Photography
- *New Port South* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Crew* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The Corruptor* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Death in Granada* (1996), Director of Photography
- *The Adventures of Pinocchio* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Two Bits* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Jungle Book* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Mr. Jones* (1993), Director of Photography
- *A Far Off Place* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992), Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/glengarry-glen-ross.md)
- *Liebestraum* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Dying Young* (1991), Director of Photography — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/dying-young.md)
- *Naked Tango* (1990), Director of Photography
- *The Last of the Finest* (1990), Cinematography, Director of Photography
- *Lost Angels* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Things Change* (1988), Director of Photography
- *The Seventh Sign* (1988), Director of Photography
- *House of Games* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Surrender* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Where the River Runs Black* (1986), Director of Photography
- *At Close Range* (1986), Director of Photography
- *That Was Then... This Is Now* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Noon Wine* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Single Bars, Single Women* (1984), Director of Photography
- *In 'N Out* (1984), Cinematography
- *Maria's Lovers* (1984), Director of Photography
- *The Stone Boy* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Soldados de plomo* (1983), Director of Photography
- *The Woman in the Room* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Valentina* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Pares y nones* (1982), Director of Photography
- *One Man... One City* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Disenchantment* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Desde el paisaje* (1972), Cinematography
- *Estado de sitio* (1970), Second Unit Director of Photography

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Goya Awards 1999: Goya Awards (won), for *Mararía*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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