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.
