José Luis Alcaine
Camera·December 26, 1938 — 87 years old·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 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.
Known For
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—Adam's PerfectionDirector of Photography—El sastre del reyDirector of Photography2025The Delights of the GardenDirector of Photography2025Pedro x JavisTVSelf2024Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”Self2023Speak SunlightDirector of Photography2023Strange Way of LifeDirector of Photography2021Cuidado con lo que deseasDirector of Photography2021Parallel MothersDirector of Photography2021Glow and DarknessTVDirector of Photography2020So My Grandma's a Lesbian!Director of Photography2020The Human VoiceDirector of Photography2019DominoDirector of Photography2019Pain and GloryDirector of Photography2018Everybody KnowsDirector of Photography2016The Queen of SpainDirector of Photography2016Wild OatsDirector of Photography2016Finding AltamiraDirector of Photography2014Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Self2014Aragón rodadoSelf2013I'm So Excited!Director of Photography2013PassionDirector of Photography2013La banda PicassoDirector of Photography2011The Skin I Live InDirector of Photography2009My Life in RuinsDirector of Photography2009Martes de CarnavalTVDirector of Photography2007Lolita's ClubDirector of Photography2007The 13 RosesDirector of Photography2007Theresa: The Body of ChristDirector of Photography2006BlameDirector of Photography2006The Maidens' ConspiracyDirector of Photography2006VolverDirector of Photography2005Vida y colorDirector of Photography2005The Wretched Life of Juanita NarboniDirector of Photography2004RomaDirector of Photography2004The Whore and the WhaleDirector of Photography2004Bad EducationDirector of Photography2003South from GranadaDirector of Photography2002Ruy BlasDirector of Photography2002Nobody's LifeCinematography2002The Dancer UpstairsDirector of Photography2002Antonio, a Boy in LisbonDirector of Photography1999The Lost LoverDirector of Photography1999Blast from the PastDirector of Photography1998Gunslinger's RevengeDirector of Photography1998Don JuanDirector of Photography1997My Brother's GunDirector of Photography1996Más allá del jardínDirector of Photography1996FreedomfightersDirector of Photography1996ConfidenciasDirector of Photography1995Two MuchDirector of Photography1994Turkish PassionDirector of Photography1994The Tit and the MoonDirector of Photography1993Golden BallsDirector of Photography1993IntrusoDirector of Photography1993Cuentos de BorgesTVDirector of Photography1992Belle ÉpoqueDirector of Photography1992Jamon JamonDirector of Photography1991Lovers: A True StoryDirector of Photography1990Dancing MachineCinematography1990Ay, Carmela!Director of Photography1990Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Director of Photography1989Twisted ObsessionDirector of Photography1989The Sea and the WeatherDirector of Photography1988MisadventureCinematography1988El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be FreeDirector of Photography1988Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownDirector of Photography1987Lute: Forge On or DieDirector of Photography1987CasanovaDirector of Photography1986Voyage to NowhereDirector of Photography1986Half of HeavenDirector of Photography1986Hay que deshacer la casaDirector of Photography1986Mambru Went to WarDirector of Photography1985Star KnightDirector of Photography1985The Court of the PharaohCinematography1985Rustlers' RhapsodyDirector of Photography1985La reina del mateDirector of Photography1985The Lost ParadiseDirector of Photography1984TasioCinematography1984AkelarreDirector of Photography1984El caso AlmeríaDirector of Photography1983Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solosDirector of Photography1983Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atadoDirector of Photography1983El SurDirector of Photography1982Murder in the Central CommitteeDirector of Photography1982Bésame, tontaDirector of Photography1981The Triple Death of the Third CharacterDirector of Photography1981Per favore, occupati di AmeliaDirector of Photography1980La campanadaDirector of Photography1980Girl with the Golden PantiesDirector of Photography1979GulliverDirector of Photography1979From Hell to VictoryDirector of Photography1979MariánDirector of Photography1978SoldadosDirector of Photography1978Let's Go, BarbaraDirector of Photography1978Stay as You AreDirector of Photography1978Red GoldDirector of Photography1977God Bless Each Corner of This HouseDirector of Photography1977Goodbye AliciaDirector of Photography1977María, la santaDirector of Photography1976School TripDirector of Photography1976Family PortraitDirector of Photography1976Who Can Kill a Child?Director of Photography1976Songs for After a WarDirector of Photography1975País S. A.Director of Photography1975A Diary of a MurderessDirector of Photography1975SensualidadDirector of Photography1975The Devil's ExorcistDirector of Photography1975Bride to BeDirector of Photography1974¿... Y el prójimo?Director of Photography1974I Saw Her FirstDirector of Photography1973The Lonely HeartDirector of Photography1973El niño es nuestroDirector of Photography1972PlinioTVDirector of Photography1970El cronicónDirector of Photography1969El último día de la humanidadCinematography1968Paseo por los letreros de MadridDirector of Photography1968Tinto con amorDirector of Photography1967ActeónStill Photographer1967Javier y los invasores del espacioDirector of Photography1966Nine Letters to BertaStill Photographer1966Los buenos samaritanosDirector of Photography1965Carmen de CarabanchelDirector of Photography1964AnabelStill Photographer