José Luis Alcaine

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José Luis Alcaine

Camera 87 December 26, 1938

Tangier, Morocco

José Luis Alcaine Escaño (born 26 December 1938) is a Spanish cinematographer. Educated in Tangier, he was the first cinematographer to use a fluorescent tube as key lighting in t…

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The Skin I Live In

The Skin I Live In

7.5 2011 Movie
Volver

Volver

7.5 2006 Movie
Pain and Glory

Pain and Glory

7.4 2019 Movie
Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

6.8 1999 Movie
Bad Education

Bad Education

7.4 2004 Movie
Parallel Mothers

Parallel Mothers

6.8 2021 Movie
Everybody Knows

Everybody Knows

6.6 2018 Movie
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

7.4 1988 Movie
I'm So Excited!

I'm So Excited!

5.7 2013 Movie
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

6.8 1990 Movie
Passion

Passion

5.2 2013 Movie
My Life in Ruins

My Life in Ruins

6.1 2009 Movie

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José Luis Alcaine Escaño (born 26 December 1938) is a Spanish cinematographer. Educated in Tangier, he was the first cinematographer to use a fluorescent tube as key lighting in the 1970s. He has worked on films such as Belle Époque (Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1993), Two Much (1995), Blast from the Past (1999), and The Skin I Live In (2011). He won the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer for Volver, and has received five Goya Awards for best cinematography. In February 2019, he received the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes. Description above from the Wikipedia article José Luis Alcaine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    The Delights of the Garden

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2025
    Pedro x Javis

    TV show Self

  3. 2024
    Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”

    Movie Self

  4. 2023
    Speak Sunlight

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2023
    Strange Way of Life

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2021
    Cuidado con lo que deseas

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2021
    Parallel Mothers

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2021
    Glow and Darkness

    TV show Director of Photography

  9. 2020
    So My Grandma's a Lesbian!

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2020
    The Human Voice

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2019
    Domino

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2019
    Pain and Glory

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2018
    Everybody Knows

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2016
    The Queen of Spain

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2016
    Wild Oats

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2016
    Finding Altamira

    Movie Director of Photography

More credits
  1. 2014
    Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

    Movie Self

  2. 2014
    Aragón rodado

    Movie Self

  3. 2013
    I'm So Excited!

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2013
    Passion

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2013
    La banda Picasso

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2011
    The Skin I Live In

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2009
    My Life in Ruins

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2009
    Martes de Carnaval

    TV show Director of Photography

  9. 2007
    Lolita's Club

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2007
    The 13 Roses

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2007
    Theresa: The Body of Christ

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2006
    Blame

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2006
    The Maidens' Conspiracy

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2006
    Volver

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2005
    Vida y color

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2005
    The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 2004
    Roma

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 2004
    The Whore and the Whale

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 2004
    Bad Education

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 2003
    South from Granada

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 2002
    Nobody's Life

    Movie Cinematography

  22. 2002
    Ruy Blas

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 2002
    The Dancer Upstairs

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 2002
    Antonio, a Boy in Lisbon

    Movie Director of Photography