Photo titles are invisible to Spotlight

For some reason when I do a Spotlight search using an iPhoto title, I don't get any results. I get search results if I use the photo's file name and sometimes even words included in the description, but never using the title. I already tried reindexing the iPhoto library and it doesn't make any difference. I don't know if the fact that I recently migrated all my files from an older MacBook has to do anything with it (I don't think I ever tried it with my old computer).
Does anyone know what can I do to include photo titles in the Spotlight search?

This is a very confused area.
iPhoto is probably not searchable by spotlight. Why? Because Spotlight will not open the file in iPhoto, but instead in the Finder and the iPhoto Library should not be manipulated via the Finder or any other application.
So, if you want to search iPhoto you use iPhoto or any of the Media browsers that integrate with it.
However, if that's the case, how come you can search on the filename?
See what I mean about confused?
Anyway, to your specific question:
Does anyone know what can I do to include photo titles in the Spotlight search?
You can't.
Regards
TD

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