Alfredo Fraile

Alfredo Fraile Lallana (April 25, 1912, Madrid, Spain – May 21, 1994, Madrid, Spain)^[1] was a Spanish cinematographer and film producer.^[2]

Alfredo Fraile Lallana
Born	Alfredo Fraile Lallana April 25, 1912 Madrid, Spain
Died	March 12, 1994 (aged 81) Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)	Cinematographer and producer
Years active	1942–1982
Spouse	María Josefa Laméyer Pascual
Children	8

Biography

Alfredo Fraile was best known in the film industry for his role as a producer, although he started his career in cinema as a cinematographer. He began his work in cinema as a camera operator, which was the term used for cinematographers at that time. In 1942, guided by his friend Rafael Gil, he made his debut as a cinematographer in the film Traces of Light.

He married María Josefa Laméyer Pascual (1919–2015), with whom he had eight children.^[3]

Alfredo Fraile passed away in May 1994 at the age of 82 in his hometown of Madrid.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Follow the Legion (1942)
• Traces of Light (1943)
• Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree (1943)
• The Nail (1944)
• The Prodigal Woman (1946)
• The Faith (1947)
• The Princess of the Ursines (1947)
• Don Quixote (1947)
• The Sunless Street (1948)
• Mare Nostrum (1948)
• Peace (1949)
• The Lioness of Castille (1951)
• Dawn of America (1951)
• I Was a Parish Priest (1953)
• Judas' Kiss (1954)
• Malvaloca (1954)
• The Other Life of Captain Contreras (1955)
• Death of a Cyclist (1955)
• Let's Make the Impossible! (1958)
• La vida alrededor (1959)
• At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon (1961)

Awards

• CEC Awards^[5][6][7]

Year	Category	Film	Result
1945	Best Cinematography	Collective work	Won
1946	Best Cinematography	The Prodigal Woman	Won
1955	Best Cinematography	Death of a Cyclist	Won

Literature

• Making Pictures: A Century of European Cinematography. Aurum. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85410-889-0