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José Luis Alcaine

Cinematographer / Camera Operator | * 12/26/1938 (85) | 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. ()
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José Luis Alcaine is a Spanish cinematographer. Educated in Tangier, he was the first cinematographer to use fluorescent tube as key lighting in the 1970s.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for José Luis Alcaine

5x Goya Award for Best Cinematography Premio Nacional De Cinematografía Vulcan Award Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2x European Film Award for Best Cinematographer Goya Award for Best Cinematography
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Movies with José Luis Alcaine as Actor(1)

as himself2014 Aragón rodado

Movies with José Luis Alcaine as Crew(94)

Camera/Director of Photography2023 Speak Sunlight
Camera/Director of Photography2023 Adam's Perfection
Camera/Director of Photography2023 Strange Way of Life
Camera/Director of Photography2021 Parallel Mothers
Camera/Director of Photography2020 So My Grandma's a Lesbian!
Camera/Director of Photography2020 The Human Voice
Camera/Director of Photography2019 Domino
Camera/Director of Photography2019 Pain and Glory
Camera/Director of Photography2018 Everybody Knows
Camera/Director of Photography2016 Wild Oats
Camera/Director of Photography2016 The Queen of Spain
Camera/Director of Photography2013 I'm So Excited!
Camera/Director of Photography2013 La banda Picasso
Camera/Director of Photography2012 Passion
Camera/Director of Photography2011 The Skin I Live In
Camera/Director of Photography2009 My Life in Ruins
Camera/Director of Photography2007 Theresa: The Body of Christ
Camera/Director of Photography2007 Lolita's Club
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Blame
Camera/Director of Photography2006 The Maidens' Conspiracy
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Volver
Camera/Director of Photography2005 Vida y color
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Roma
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Bad Education
Camera/Director of Photography2004 The Whore and the Whale
Camera/Director of Photography2003 South from Granada
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Antonio, a boy in Lisbon
Camera/Director of Photography2002 The Dancer Upstairs
Camera/Director of Photography1999 Blast from the Past
Camera/Director of Photography1999 The Lost Lover
Camera/Director of Photography1998 Don Juan
Camera/Director of Photography1998 Gunslinger's Revenge
Camera/Director of Photography1996 Confidencias
Camera/Director of Photography1996 Freedomfighters
Camera/Director of Photography1996 Más allá del jardín
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Two Much
Camera/Director of Photography1994 Turkish Passion
Camera/Director of Photography1994 The Tit and the Moon
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Intruso
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Golden Balls
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Belle Époque
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Jamon Jamon
Camera/Director of Photography1991 Lovers: A True Story
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Ay, Carmela!
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Camera/Director of Photography1988 El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Lute: Forge On or Die
Camera/Director of Photography1986 Hay que deshacer la casa
Camera/Director of Photography1986 Mambru Went to War
Camera/Director of Photography1986 Half of Heaven
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Rustlers' Rhapsody
Camera/Director of Photography1985 The Lost Paradise
Camera/Director of Photography1985 La reina del mate
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Star Knight
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Akelarre
Camera/Director of Photography1983 Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado
Camera/Director of Photography1983 El sur
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Bésame, tonta
Camera/Director of Photography1982 Murder in the Central Committee
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Per favore, occupati di Amelia
Camera/Director of Photography1980 La campanada
Camera/Director of Photography1980 Girl with the Golden Panties
Camera/Director of Photography1979 The Triple Death of the Third Character
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Gulliver
Camera/Director of Photography1979 From Hell to Victory
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Marián
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Soldados
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Red Gold
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Let's Go, Barbara
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Stay As You Are
Camera/Director of Photography1977 María, la santa
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Goodbye Alicia
Camera/Director of Photography1977 God Bless Each Corner of This House
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Family Portrait
Camera/Director of Photography1976 School Trip
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Who Can Kill a Child?
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Songs for After a War
Camera/Director of Photography1975 Devil's Exorcist
Camera/Director of Photography1975 País S. A.
Camera/Director of Photography1975 A Diary of a Murderess
Camera/Director of Photography1975 Sensualidad
Camera/Director of Photography1975 Pepita Jiménez
Camera/Director of Photography1974 I Saw Her First
Camera/Director of Photography1973 El niño es nuestro
Camera/Director of Photography1973 Corazón solitario
Camera/Director of Photography1970 El cronicón
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Tinto con amor
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Javier y los invasores del espacio
Camera/Still Photographer1967 Acteón
Camera/Still Photographer1966 Nine Letters to Berta
Camera/Director of Photography1965 Carmen de Carabanchel
Camera/Still Photographer1964 Anabel

TV Shows/Series with José Luis Alcaine as Crew(1)

Camera/Director of Photography1972 Plinio

Citizenship: Spain
Born: Monday, 12/26 1938 (December) in Tangier (Morocco) (current age: 85 years + 122 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Spanish (ES, native language)
Member of: Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Asociación Española de Autores de Obras Fotográficas Cinematográficas
Spouses (current/former): Cecilia Bartolomé
Other names for José Luis Alcaine (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"J. Luis Alcaine"
"J.L. Alcaine"
"Jose Luis Alcaine"
"José Luís Alcaine"
"José Luis Alcaine Escaño"
José Luis Alcaine frequently works together with these people:
Pedro Almodóvar (23x, Crew)
Vicente Aranda (20x, Crew)
Teresa Font (16x, Crew)
Esther García (13x, Crew)
José Nieto (11x, Crew)
Penélope Cruz (10x, Actress)
Cecilia Bartolomé (10x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:427555, Added: 09/22/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024