Godofredo Pacheco

Godofredo Pacheco (born October 18, 1919 in Madrid ; † May 3, 1974 there ) was a Spanish cameraman .

Life

Godofredo Pacheco, whose father Juan Pacheco and two brothers were also cameramen, ran his own photo studio during the Spanish Civil War. After his military service he came to film as a camera assistant. As head cameraman from 1955, Pacheco was mainly responsible for cheap and undemanding westerns, war films and horror films, several times with the directors León Klimovsky and Jesús Franco Manera .

Filmography (selection)

1961: Screams through the night (Gritos en la noche)
1962: The carpet of horror (Il terrore di notte)
1963: The Black Widow's Secret
1965: The Marquis - the man who wanted to sell himself (El marques)
1970: Dracula chases Frankenstein
1971: Ordered to create (Commando attack)
1973: Four devil guys (Campa carogna… la taglia cresce)
1973: Wild horses (Valdez il mezzosangue) - anonymous
1978: Naked horror (Un par de zapatos del 32)

Web links

Godofredo Pacheco in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 107.

personal data
SURNAME	Pacheco, Godofredo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	spanish cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH	October 18, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	Madrid
DATE OF DEATH	May 3, 1974
Place of death	Madrid

[1] Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 107.