
Person
José Luis Alcaine
Camera · Born 1938-12-26 · Tangier, Morocco
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. 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 In
Director of Photography

The Tit and the Moon
Director of Photography

Blast from the Past
Director of Photography

Jamon Jamon
Director of Photography

Belle Époque
Director of Photography

Volver
Director of Photography

Let's Go, Barbara
Director of Photography

Parallel Mothers
Director of Photography

El cronicón
Director of Photography

Pain and Glory
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2025The Delights of the GardenDirector of Photography
- 2025Pedro x JavisSelf
- 2024Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”Self
- 2023Speak SunlightDirector of Photography
- 2023Strange Way of LifeDirector of Photography
- 2021Cuidado con lo que deseasDirector of Photography
- 2021Parallel MothersDirector of Photography
- 2021Glow and DarknessDirector of Photography
- 2020So My Grandma's a Lesbian!Director of Photography
- 2020The Human VoiceDirector of Photography
- 2019DominoDirector of Photography
- 2019Pain and GloryDirector of Photography
- 2018Everybody KnowsDirector of Photography
- 2016The Queen of SpainDirector of Photography
- 2016Wild OatsDirector of Photography
- 2016Finding AltamiraDirector of Photography
- 2014Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Self
- 2014Aragón rodadoSelf
- 2013I'm So Excited!Director of Photography
- 2013PassionDirector of Photography
- 2013La banda PicassoDirector of Photography
- 2011The Skin I Live InDirector of Photography
- 2009My Life in RuinsDirector of Photography
- 2009Martes de CarnavalDirector of Photography
- 2007Lolita's ClubDirector of Photography
- 2007The 13 RosesDirector of Photography
- 2007Theresa: The Body of ChristDirector of Photography
- 2006BlameDirector of Photography
- 2006The Maidens' ConspiracyDirector of Photography
- 2006VolverDirector of Photography
- 2005Vida y colorDirector of Photography
- 2005The Wretched Life of Juanita NarboniDirector of Photography
- 2004RomaDirector of Photography
- 2004The Whore and the WhaleDirector of Photography
- 2004Bad EducationDirector of Photography
- 2003South from GranadaDirector of Photography
- 2002Ruy BlasDirector of Photography
- 2002Nobody's LifeCinematography
- 2002The Dancer UpstairsDirector of Photography
- 2002Antonio, a Boy in LisbonDirector of Photography
- 1999The Lost LoverDirector of Photography
- 1999Blast from the PastDirector of Photography
- 1998Gunslinger's RevengeDirector of Photography
- 1998Don JuanDirector of Photography
- 1997My Brother's GunDirector of Photography
- 1996Más allá del jardínDirector of Photography
- 1996FreedomfightersDirector of Photography
- 1996ConfidenciasDirector of Photography
- 1995Two MuchDirector of Photography
- 1994Turkish PassionDirector of Photography
- 1994The Tit and the MoonDirector of Photography
- 1993Golden BallsDirector of Photography
- 1993IntrusoDirector of Photography
- 1993Cuentos de BorgesDirector of Photography
- 1992Belle ÉpoqueDirector of Photography
- 1992Jamon JamonDirector of Photography
- 1991Lovers: A True StoryDirector of Photography
- 1990Dancing MachineCinematography
- 1990Ay, Carmela!Director of Photography
- 1990Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Director of Photography
- 1989Twisted ObsessionDirector of Photography
- 1989The Sea and the WeatherDirector of Photography
- 1988MisadventureCinematography
- 1988El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be FreeDirector of Photography
- 1988Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownDirector of Photography
- 1987Lute: Forge On or DieDirector of Photography
- 1987CasanovaDirector of Photography
- 1986Voyage to NowhereDirector of Photography
- 1986Half of HeavenDirector of Photography
- 1986Hay que deshacer la casaDirector of Photography
- 1986Mambru Went to WarDirector of Photography
- 1985Star KnightDirector of Photography
- 1985The Court of the PharaohCinematography
- 1985Rustlers' RhapsodyDirector of Photography
- 1985La reina del mateDirector of Photography
- 1985The Lost ParadiseDirector of Photography
- 1984TasioCinematography
- 1984AkelarreDirector of Photography
- 1984El caso AlmeríaDirector of Photography
- 1983Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atadoDirector of Photography
- 1983Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solosDirector of Photography
- 1983El SurDirector of Photography
- 1982Murder in the Central CommitteeDirector of Photography
- 1982Bésame, tontaDirector of Photography
- 1981The Triple Death of the Third CharacterDirector of Photography
- 1981Per favore, occupati di AmeliaDirector of Photography
- 1980La campanadaDirector of Photography
- 1980Girl with the Golden PantiesDirector of Photography
- 1979GulliverDirector of Photography
- 1979From Hell to VictoryDirector of Photography
- 1979MariánDirector of Photography
- 1978SoldadosDirector of Photography
- 1978Let's Go, BarbaraDirector of Photography
- 1978Stay as You AreDirector of Photography
- 1978Red GoldDirector of Photography
- 1977God Bless Each Corner of This HouseDirector of Photography
- 1977Goodbye AliciaDirector of Photography
- 1977María, la santaDirector of Photography
- 1976School TripDirector of Photography
- 1976Family PortraitDirector of Photography
- 1976Who Can Kill a Child?Director of Photography
- 1976Songs for After a WarDirector of Photography
- 1975País S. A.Director of Photography
- 1975A Diary of a MurderessDirector of Photography
- 1975SensualidadDirector of Photography
- 1975The Devil's ExorcistDirector of Photography
- 1975Bride to BeDirector of Photography
- 1974¿... Y el prójimo?Director of Photography
- 1974I Saw Her FirstDirector of Photography
- 1973The Lonely HeartDirector of Photography
- 1973El niño es nuestroDirector of Photography
- 1972PlinioDirector of Photography
- 1970El cronicónDirector of Photography
- 1969El último día de la humanidadCinematography
- 1968Paseo por los letreros de MadridDirector of Photography
- 1968Tinto con amorDirector of Photography
- 1967ActeónStill Photographer
- 1967Javier y los invasores del espacioDirector of Photography
- 1966Nine Letters to BertaStill Photographer
- 1966Los buenos samaritanosDirector of Photography
- 1965Carmen de CarabanchelDirector of Photography
- 1964AnabelStill Photographer
- —Adam's PerfectionDirector of Photography
- —El sastre del reyDirector of Photography
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.