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José María Ochoa

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Cinematographer
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Francis Crow is diagnosed with a deadly disease contracted from the woman he loves. Now dead. His only hope is a powerful experimental drug whose side-effect is a maddening dementia. In this alternate state, life, memory, dreams, and terrifying hallucinations mix in an emotional fury.
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José María Ochoa was an assistant director and production manager, known for Romancing the Stone (1984), The Jewel of the Nile (1985) and The Rift (1990). He died on 15 April 1992 in Spain.
DiedApril 15, 1992
DiedApril 15, 1992
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Known for

Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone (1984)
Romancing the Stone
6.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Jose Maria Ochoa, Mexico)
  • 1984
Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, and Kathleen Turner in The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
The Jewel of the Nile
6.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Joe Ochoa, second unit)
  • 1985
The Rift (1990)
The Rift
4.7
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Jose Maria Ochoa)
  • 1990
Dana Andrews, Alexander Knox, Kieron Moore, and Janette Scott in Crack in the World (1965)
Crack in the World
5.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Jose-Maria Ochoa)
  • 1965

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Rift (1990)
    The Rift
    4.7
    • first assistant director (as Jose Maria Ochoa)
    • 1990
  • Dark Tower (1987)
    Dark Tower
    4.2
    • first assistant director (as Joe Ochoa)
    • 1987
  • Straight to Hell (1987)
    Straight to Hell
    5.6
    • first assistant director (as Joe Ochoa)
    • 1987
  • Richard Chamberlain in Casanova (1987)
    Casanova
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1987
  • Miracles (1986)
    Miracles
    5.2
    • assistant director (as Joe Ochoa)
    • 1986
  • Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, and Kathleen Turner in The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
    The Jewel of the Nile
    6.1
    • first assistant director: second unit (as Joe Ochoa)
    • 1985
  • Steve Guttenberg in Bad Medicine (1985)
    Bad Medicine
    4.7
    • assistant director: Spain
    • 1985
  • Lace II (1985)
    Lace II
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director: Spain (as Joe Ochoa)
    • 1985
  • Chuck Norris in Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
    Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
    5.3
    • first assistant director (as Joe Ochoa)
    • 1985
  • Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone (1984)
    Romancing the Stone
    6.9
    • first assistant director: Mexico (as Jose Maria Ochoa)
    • 1984
  • The Evil That Men Do (1984)
    The Evil That Men Do
    5.9
    • first assistant director: Mexico
    • 1984
  • Lace (1984)
    Lace
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • first assistant director: Spain (as Joe Ochoa)
    • 1984
  • Scarab (1983)
    Scarab
    3.8
    Video
    • assistant director
    • 1983
  • California Cowboys (1983)
    California Cowboys
    5.1
    • first assistant director
    • 1983
  • Human Animals (1983)
    Human Animals
    5.0
    • first assistant director
    • 1983

Production Manager

  • Alien Predator (1986)
    Alien Predator
    3.9
    • unit production manager (as Joe Ochoa)
    • 1986
  • Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly, and Catherine Spaak in Take a Hard Ride (1975)
    Take a Hard Ride
    5.7
    • production supervisor
    • unit manager
    • 1975
  • Manchas de sangre en un coche nuevo (1975)
    Manchas de sangre en un coche nuevo
    5.8
    • production manager
    • 1975

Cinematographer

  • 1stLook LA
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer (as Joe Ochoa)
    • 2008
  • Chicano (1980)
    Chicano
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • Cocaína (1980)
    Cocaína
    4.1
    • Cinematographer (as José Ochoa)
    • 1980

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  • Alternative names
    • J. Ochoa
  • Died
    • April 15, 1992
    • Spain

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