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Cinematographer
José Luis Alcaine
- Born December 26, 1938 in 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).
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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.
Known for
The Skin I Live In2011
Volver2006
Pain and Glory2019
Blast from the Past1999
Bad Education2004
Parallel Mothers2021
Everybody Knows2018
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown1988
Filmography
- TBAAdam's PerfectionFilmDirector of Photography
- TBAEl sastre del reyFilmDirector of Photography
- TBAUntitled Woody Allen ProjectFilmDirector of Photography
- 2025The Delights of the GardenFilmDirector of Photography
- 2025Pedro x JavisSeriesSelf
- 2024Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”FilmSelf
- 2023Strange Way of LifeFilmDirector of Photography
- 2023Speak SunlightFilmDirector of Photography
- 2021Parallel MothersFilmDirector of Photography
- 2021Cuidado con lo que deseasFilmDirector of Photography
- 2021Glow and DarknessSeriesDirector of Photography
- 2020The Human VoiceFilmDirector of Photography
- 2020So My Grandma's a Lesbian!FilmDirector of Photography
- 2019Pain and GloryFilmDirector of Photography
- 2019DominoFilmDirector of Photography
- 2018Everybody KnowsFilmDirector of Photography
- 2016Finding AltamiraFilmDirector of Photography
- 2016The Queen of SpainFilmDirector of Photography
- 2016Wild OatsFilmDirector of Photography
- 2014Aragón rodadoFilmSelf
- 2014Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!FilmSelf
- 2013I'm So Excited!FilmDirector of Photography
- 2013PassionFilmDirector of Photography
- 2013La banda PicassoFilmDirector of Photography
- 2011The Skin I Live InFilmDirector of Photography
- 2009My Life in RuinsFilmDirector of Photography
- 2009Martes de CarnavalSeriesDirector of Photography
- 2007The 13 RosesFilmDirector of Photography
- 2007Lolita's ClubFilmDirector of Photography
- 2007Theresa: The Body of ChristFilmDirector of Photography
- 2006VolverFilmDirector of Photography
- 2006The Maidens' ConspiracyFilmDirector of Photography
- 2006BlameFilmDirector of Photography
- 2005Vida y colorFilmDirector of Photography
- 2005The Wretched Life of Juanita NarboniFilmDirector of Photography
- 2004Bad EducationFilmDirector of Photography
- 2004RomaFilmDirector of Photography
- 2004The Whore and the WhaleFilmDirector of Photography
- 2003South from GranadaFilmDirector of Photography
- 2002The Dancer UpstairsFilmDirector of Photography
- 2002Nobody's LifeFilmCinematography
- 2002Antonio, a Boy in LisbonFilmDirector of Photography
- 2002Ruy BlasFilmDirector of Photography
- 1999Blast from the PastFilmDirector of Photography
- 1999The Lost LoverFilmDirector of Photography
- 1998Gunslinger's RevengeFilmDirector of Photography
- 1998Don JuanFilmDirector of Photography
- 1997My Brother's GunFilmDirector of Photography
- 1996FreedomfightersFilmDirector of Photography
- 1996Más allá del jardínFilmDirector of Photography
- 1996ConfidenciasFilmDirector of Photography
- 1995Two MuchFilmDirector of Photography
- 1994The Tit and the MoonFilmDirector of Photography
- 1994Turkish PassionFilmDirector of Photography
- 1993Golden BallsFilmDirector of Photography
- 1993IntrusoFilmDirector of Photography
- 1993Cuentos de BorgesSeriesDirector of Photography
- 1992Jamon JamonFilmDirector of Photography
- 1992Belle ÉpoqueFilmDirector of Photography
- 1992El surFilmCinematography
- 1991Lovers: A True StoryFilmDirector of Photography
- 1990Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!FilmDirector of Photography
- 1990Ay, Carmela!FilmDirector of Photography
- 1990Dancing MachineFilmCinematography
- 1989Twisted ObsessionFilmDirector of Photography
- 1989The Sea and the WeatherFilmDirector of Photography
- 1988Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownFilmDirector of Photography
- 1988El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be FreeFilmDirector of Photography
- 1988MisadventureFilmCinematography
- 1987Lute: Forge On or DieFilmDirector of Photography
- 1987CasanovaFilmDirector of Photography
- 1986Voyage to NowhereFilmDirector of Photography
- 1986Mambru Went to WarFilmDirector of Photography
- 1986Hay que deshacer la casaFilmDirector of Photography
- 1986Half of HeavenFilmDirector of Photography
- 1985Rustlers' RhapsodyFilmDirector of Photography
- 1985Star KnightFilmDirector of Photography
- 1985The Court of the PharaohFilmDirector of Photography
- 1985La reina del mateFilmDirector of Photography
- 1985The Lost ParadiseFilmDirector of Photography