José Luis Alcaine
Known for
Cinematography
Born
December 26, 1938 (age 87)
Birthplace
Tangier, Morocco
Biography
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.
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Best known work
The Skin I Live In
2011
Volver
2006
Pain and Glory
2019
Blast from the Past
1999
Bad Education
2004
Parallel Mothers
2021
Everybody Knows
2018
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988
I'm So Excited!
2013
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990Filmography
TBA
Adam's PerfectionDirector of Photography
TBA
El sastre del reyDirector of Photography
2025
The Delights of the GardenDirector of Photography
2025
2024
2023
Speak SunlightDirector of Photography
2023
Strange Way of LifeDirector of Photography
2021
Cuidado con lo que deseasDirector of Photography
2021
Parallel MothersDirector of Photography
2021
2020
So My Grandma's a Lesbian!Director of Photography
2020
The Human VoiceDirector of Photography
2019
DominoDirector of Photography
2019
Pain and GloryDirector of Photography
2018
Everybody KnowsDirector of Photography
2016
The Queen of SpainDirector of Photography
2016
Wild OatsDirector of Photography
2016
Finding AltamiraDirector of Photography
2014
2014
Aragón rodadoas Self
2013
I'm So Excited!Director of Photography
2013
PassionDirector of Photography
2013
La banda PicassoDirector of Photography
2011
The Skin I Live InDirector of Photography
2009
My Life in RuinsDirector of Photography