CINEFILER

José Luis Alcaine

Born
December 26, 1938
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). In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcaine and the second or maternal family name is Escaño. He won the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer for Volver, and has received five Goya Awards for best cinematography.
Known For
Domino
(2019)
Director of Photography
Strange Way of Life
(2023)
Director of Photography
The Skin I Live In
(2011)
Director of Photography
Blast from the Past
(1999)
Director of Photography
Passion
(2013)
Director of Photography
The Queen of Spain
(2016)
Director of Photography
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
(1989)
Director of Photography
My Life in Ruins
(2009)
Director of Photography
Parallel Mothers
(2021)
Director of Photography
Bad Education
(2004)
Director of Photography
Pain and Glory
(2019)
Director of Photography
Volver
(2006)
Director of Photography
Jamon Jamon
(1992)
Director of Photography
So My Grandma's a Lesbian!
(2020)
Director of Photography
Two Much
(1995)
Director of Photography
Everybody Knows
(2018)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
Anabel
(1964)
Still Photographer
Carmen de Carabanchel
(1965)
Director of Photography
Nine Letters to Berta
(1966)
Still Photographer
Acteón
(1967)
Still Photographer
Javier y los invasores del espacio
(1967)
Director of Photography
Paseo por los letreros de Madrid
(1968)
Director of Photography
Tinto con amor
(1968)
Director of Photography
El cronicón
(1970)
Director of Photography
El niño es nuestro
(1973)
Director of Photography
Corazón solitario
(1973)
Director of Photography
I Saw Her First
(1974)
Director of Photography
¿... Y el prójimo?
(1974)
Director of Photography
A Diary of a Murderess
(1975)
Director of Photography
Sensualidad
(1975)
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Devil's Exorcist
(1975)
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País S. A.
(1975)
Director of Photography
Pepita Jiménez
(1975)
Director of Photography
Songs for After a War
(1976)
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Who Can Kill a Child?
(1976)
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School Trip
(1976)
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Family Portrait
(1976)
Director of Photography
Goodbye Alicia
(1977)
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God Bless Each Corner of This House
(1977)
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María, la santa
(1977)
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Red Gold
(1978)
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Stay As You Are
(1978)
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Let's Go, Barbara
(1978)
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Soldados
(1978)
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From Hell to Victory
(1979)
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Gulliver
(1979)
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The Triple Death of the Third Character
(1979)
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Marián
(1979)
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La campanada
(1980)
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Girl with the Golden Panties
(1980)
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Per favore, occupati di Amelia
(1981)
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Murder in the Central Committee
(1982)
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Bésame, tonta
(1982)
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El Sur
(1983)
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Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solos
(1983)
Director of Photography
Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado
(1983)
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Akelarre
(1984)
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La reina del mate
(1985)
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Rustlers' Rhapsody
(1985)
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The Lost Paradise
(1985)
Director of Photography
Star Knight
(1985)
Director of Photography
La mitad del cielo
(1986)
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Hay que deshacer la casa
(1986)
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Mambru Went to War
(1986)
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Lute: Forge On or Die
(1987)
Director of Photography
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(1988)
Director of Photography
El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free
(1988)
Director of Photography
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
(1989)
Director of Photography
Ay, Carmela!
(1990)
Director of Photography
Lovers: A True Story
(1991)
Director of Photography
Jamon Jamon
(1992)
Director of Photography
Belle Époque
(1992)
Director of Photography
Golden Balls
(1993)
Director of Photography
Intruso
(1993)
Director of Photography
The Tit and the Moon
(1994)
Director of Photography
Turkish Passion
(1994)
Director of Photography
Two Much
(1995)
Director of Photography
Más allá del jardín
(1996)
Director of Photography
Freedomfighters
(1996)
Director of Photography
Confidencias
(1996)
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Don Juan
(1998)
Director of Photography
Gunslinger's Revenge
(1998)
Director of Photography
Blast from the Past
(1999)
Director of Photography
The Lost Lover
(1999)
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The Dancer Upstairs
(2002)
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Antonio, a boy in Lisbon
(2002)
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Ruy Blas
(2002)
Director of Photography
South from Granada
(2003)
Director of Photography
Bad Education
(2004)
Director of Photography
Roma
(2004)
Director of Photography
The Whore and the Whale
(2004)
Director of Photography
Vida y color
(2005)
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The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni
(2005)
Director of Photography
Volver
(2006)
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The Maidens' Conspiracy
(2006)
Director of Photography
Blame
(2006)
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Theresa: The Body of Christ
(2007)
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Lolita's Club
(2007)
Director of Photography
My Life in Ruins
(2009)
Director of Photography
The Skin I Live In
(2011)
Director of Photography
Passion
(2013)
Director of Photography
I'm So Excited!
(2013)
Director of Photography
La banda Picasso
(2013)
Director of Photography
Wild Oats
(2016)
Director of Photography
The Queen of Spain
(2016)
Director of Photography
Everybody Knows
(2018)
Director of Photography
Pain and Glory
(2019)
Director of Photography
Domino
(2019)
Director of Photography
So My Grandma's a Lesbian!
(2020)
Director of Photography
The Human Voice
(2020)
Director of Photography
Parallel Mothers
(2021)
Director of Photography
Strange Way of Life
(2023)
Director of Photography
Speak Sunlight
(2023)
Director of Photography
Acting
Crew
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