- Known For
- Camera
- Born
- December 26, 1938
- Place of Birth
- Tangier, Morocco
José Luis Alcaine
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
movieThe Delights of the Garden
2025 · Director of Photography
tvPedro x Javis
2025 · Self
movieExorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
2024 · Self
movieSpeak Sunlight
2023 · Director of Photography
movieStrange Way of Life
2023 · Director of Photography
movieCuidado con lo que deseas
2021 · Director of Photography
movieParallel Mothers
2021 · Director of Photography
Glow and Darkness
tvGlow and Darkness
2021 · Director of Photography
movieSo My Grandma's a Lesbian!
2020 · Director of Photography
movieThe Human Voice
2020 · Director of Photography
movieDomino
2019 · Director of Photography
moviePain and Glory
2019 · Director of Photography
movieEverybody Knows
2018 · Director of Photography
movieThe Queen of Spain
2016 · Director of Photography
movieWild Oats
2016 · Director of Photography
movieFinding Altamira
2016 · Director of Photography
movieUntied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
2014 · Self
movieAragón rodado
2014 · Self
movieI'm So Excited!
2013 · Director of Photography
moviePassion
2013 · Director of Photography
movieLa banda Picasso
2013 · Director of Photography
movieThe Skin I Live In
2011 · Director of Photography
movieMy Life in Ruins
2009 · Director of Photography
tvMartes de Carnaval
2009 · Director of Photography
movieLolita's Club
2007 · Director of Photography
movieThe 13 Roses
2007 · Director of Photography
movieTheresa: The Body of Christ
2007 · Director of Photography
movieBlame
2006 · Director of Photography
movieThe Maidens' Conspiracy
2006 · Director of Photography
movieVolver
2006 · Director of Photography
movieVida y color
2005 · Director of Photography
movieThe Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni
2005 · Director of Photography
movieRoma
2004 · Director of Photography
movieThe Whore and the Whale
2004 · Director of Photography
movieBad Education
2004 · Director of Photography
movieSouth from Granada
2003 · Director of Photography
movieRuy Blas
2002 · Director of Photography
movieNobody's Life
2002 · Cinematography
movieThe Dancer Upstairs
2002 · Director of Photography
movieAntonio, a Boy in Lisbon
2002 · Director of Photography
movieThe Lost Lover
1999 · Director of Photography
movieBlast from the Past
1999 · Director of Photography
movieGunslinger's Revenge
1998 · Director of Photography
movieDon Juan
1998 · Director of Photography
movieMy Brother's Gun
1997 · Director of Photography
movieMás allá del jardín
1996 · Director of Photography
movieFreedomfighters
1996 · Director of Photography
movieConfidencias
1996 · Director of Photography
movieTwo Much
1995 · Director of Photography
movieTurkish Passion
1994 · Director of Photography
movieThe Tit and the Moon
1994 · Director of Photography
movieGolden Balls
1993 · Director of Photography
movieIntruso
1993 · Director of Photography
tvCuentos de Borges
1993 · Director of Photography
movieBelle Époque
1992 · Director of Photography
movieJamon Jamon
1992 · Director of Photography
movieLovers: A True Story
1991 · Director of Photography
movieDancing Machine
1990 · Cinematography
movieAy, Carmela!
1990 · Director of Photography
movieTie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990 · Director of Photography
movieTwisted Obsession
1989 · Director of Photography
movieThe Sea and the Weather
1989 · Director of Photography
movieMisadventure
1988 · Cinematography
movieEl Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free
1988 · Director of Photography
movieWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988 · Director of Photography
movieLute: Forge On or Die
1987 · Director of Photography
movieCasanova
1987 · Director of Photography
movieVoyage to Nowhere
1986 · Director of Photography
movieHalf of Heaven
1986 · Director of Photography
movieHay que deshacer la casa
1986 · Director of Photography
movieMambru Went to War
1986 · Director of Photography
movieStar Knight
1985 · Director of Photography
movieThe Court of the Pharaoh
1985 · Cinematography
movieRustlers' Rhapsody
1985 · Director of Photography
movieLa reina del mate
1985 · Director of Photography
movieThe Lost Paradise
1985 · Director of Photography
movieTasio
1984 · Cinematography
movieAkelarre
1984 · Director of Photography
movieEl caso Almería
1984 · Director of Photography
movieDespués de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solos
1983 · Director of Photography
movieDespués de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado
1983 · Director of Photography
movieEl Sur
1983 · Director of Photography
movieMurder in the Central Committee
1982 · Director of Photography
movieBésame, tonta
1982 · Director of Photography
movieThe Triple Death of the Third Character
1981 · Director of Photography
moviePer favore, occupati di Amelia
1981 · Director of Photography
movieLa campanada
1980 · Director of Photography
movieGirl with the Golden Panties
1980 · Director of Photography
movieGulliver
1979 · Director of Photography
movieFrom Hell to Victory
1979 · Director of Photography
movieMarián
1979 · Director of Photography
movieSoldados
1978 · Director of Photography
movieLet's Go, Barbara
1978 · Director of Photography
movieStay as You Are
1978 · Director of Photography
movieRed Gold
1978 · Director of Photography
movieGod Bless Each Corner of This House
1977 · Director of Photography
movieGoodbye Alicia
1977 · Director of Photography
movieMaría, la santa
1977 · Director of Photography
movieSchool Trip
1976 · Director of Photography
movieFamily Portrait
1976 · Director of Photography
movieWho Can Kill a Child?
1976 · Director of Photography
movieSongs for After a War
1976 · Director of Photography
moviePaís S. A.
1975 · Director of Photography
movieA Diary of a Murderess
1975 · Director of Photography
movieSensualidad
1975 · Director of Photography
movieThe Devil's Exorcist
1975 · Director of Photography
movieBride to Be
1975 · Director of Photography
movie¿... Y el prójimo?
1974 · Director of Photography
movieI Saw Her First
1974 · Director of Photography
movieThe Lonely Heart
1973 · Director of Photography
movieEl niño es nuestro
1973 · Director of Photography
tvPlinio
1972 · Director of Photography
movieEl cronicón
1970 · Director of Photography
El último día de la humanidad
movieEl último día de la humanidad
1969 · Cinematography
moviePaseo por los letreros de Madrid
1968 · Director of Photography
movieTinto con amor
1968 · Director of Photography
movieActeón
1967 · Still Photographer
movieJavier y los invasores del espacio
1967 · Director of Photography
movieNine Letters to Berta
1966 · Still Photographer
movieLos buenos samaritanos
1966 · Director of Photography
movieCarmen de Carabanchel
1965 · Director of Photography
movieAnabel
1964 · Still Photographer
movieAdam's Perfection
— · Director of Photography
El sastre del rey
movieEl sastre del rey
— · Director of Photography