José Fernández Aguayo (1911 – 11 May 1999)[1] was a Spanish photography director.
Throughout his career, he worked with some of the greatest Spanish film directors, such as Luis Buñuel and Fernando Fernán-Gómez.
[2] Aguayo, born in Madrid, was the son of bullfighting photographer Baldomero Fernández Raigón.
[5] He worked as a reporter for the Second Spanish Republic and the Junta de Defensa de Madrid (Board of Defence of Madrid), circumstances which forced him to use his second last name to continue developing his career, as a reporter.
Among his work, the following stand out: Locura de amor (Craziness of Love), Dónde vas Alfonso XII (Where are you Going Alphonse XII), Viridiana, El extraño viaje (The Strange Journey) and Tristana.