
Personal Info
Known For
Camera
Gender
Male
December 26, 1938 (87 years old)
Tangier, Morocco
Also Known As
- J. Luis Alcaine
- J.L. Alcaine
- Jose Luis Alcaine
- José Luís Alcaine
José Luis Alcaine
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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Known For
Crew

Strange Way of Life
Director of Photography
2023

Cuidado con lo que deseas
Director of Photography
2021

Parallel Mothers
Director of Photography
2021

So My Grandma's a Lesbian!
Director of Photography
2020

The Human Voice
Director of Photography
2020

Domino
Director of Photography
2019

Pain and Glory
Director of Photography
2019

Everybody Knows
Director of Photography
2018

The Queen of Spain
Director of Photography
2016

Wild Oats
Director of Photography
2016

I'm So Excited!
Director of Photography
2013

Passion
Director of Photography
2013




