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José Luis Alcaine

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José Luis Alcaine

RU, ES, EN, CA cinema · 121 credits

Born

26 December 1938 (age 87)

Birthplace

Tangier, Morocco

Also known as J. Luis Alcaine · J.L. Alcaine · Jose Luis Alcaine · José Luís Alcaine

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

Filmography

Adam's Perfection poster

Adam's Perfection

RUNot rated

Director of Photography

El sastre del rey

El sastre del rey

ESNot rated

Director of Photography

Untitled Woody Allen Project

Untitled Woody Allen Project

ESNot rated

Director of Photography

The Delights of the Garden poster

The Delights of the Garden

ES · 20254.0

Director of Photography

Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S” poster

Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”

EN · 20246.8

as Self

Strange Way of Life poster

Strange Way of Life

ES · 20236.3

Director of Photography

Speak Sunlight poster

Speak Sunlight

ES · 20237.4

Director of Photography

Parallel Mothers poster

Parallel Mothers

ES · 20216.8

Director of Photography

Cuidado con lo que deseas poster

Cuidado con lo que deseas

ES · 20214.5

Director of Photography

So My Grandma's a Lesbian! poster

So My Grandma's a Lesbian!

ES · 20205.3

Director of Photography

The Human Voice poster

The Human Voice

EN · 20206.7

Director of Photography

Pain and Glory poster

Pain and Glory

ES · 20197.4

Director of Photography

Domino poster

Domino

EN · 20194.6

Director of Photography

Everybody Knows poster

Everybody Knows

ES · 20186.6

Director of Photography

Wild Oats poster

Wild Oats

EN · 20166.1

Director of Photography

The Queen of Spain poster

The Queen of Spain

ES · 20165.2

Director of Photography

Finding Altamira poster

Finding Altamira

EN · 20165.8

Director of Photography

Aragón rodado poster

Aragón rodado

ES · 20141.0

as Self

Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! poster

Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

ES · 2014Not rated

as Self

Passion poster

Passion

EN · 20135.2

Director of Photography

I'm So Excited! poster

I'm So Excited!

ES · 20135.7

Director of Photography

La banda Picasso poster

La banda Picasso

ES · 20134.6

Director of Photography

The Skin I Live In poster

The Skin I Live In

ES · 20117.5

Director of Photography

My Life in Ruins poster

My Life in Ruins

EN · 20096.1

Director of Photography

Theresa: The Body of Christ poster

Theresa: The Body of Christ

ES · 20074.5

Director of Photography

Lolita's Club poster

Lolita's Club

ES · 20075.3

Director of Photography

The 13 Roses poster

The 13 Roses

ES · 20076.6

Director of Photography

Volver poster

Volver

ES · 20067.5

Director of Photography

The Maidens' Conspiracy poster

The Maidens' Conspiracy

CA · 20064.1

Director of Photography

Blame poster

Blame

ES · 20064.7

Director of Photography

Vida y color poster

Vida y color

ES · 20056.0

Director of Photography

The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni poster

The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni

ES · 20058.0

Director of Photography

Bad Education poster

Bad Education

ES · 20047.4

Director of Photography

The Whore and the Whale poster

The Whore and the Whale

ES · 20045.2

Director of Photography

Roma poster

Roma

ES · 20046.6

Director of Photography

South from Granada poster

South from Granada

ES · 20035.9

Director of Photography

The Dancer Upstairs poster

The Dancer Upstairs

EN · 20026.1

Director of Photography

Antonio, a Boy in Lisbon poster

Antonio, a Boy in Lisbon

PT · 20027.0

Director of Photography

Ruy Blas poster

Ruy Blas

FR · 20026.3

Director of Photography

Nobody's Life poster

Nobody's Life

ES · 20026.2

Cinematography

Blast from the Past poster

Blast from the Past

EN · 19996.8

Director of Photography

The Lost Lover poster

The Lost Lover

EN · 19993.7

Director of Photography

Don Juan poster

Don Juan

ES · 19984.5

Director of Photography

Gunslinger's Revenge poster

Gunslinger's Revenge

IT · 19984.5

Director of Photography

My Brother's Gun poster

My Brother's Gun

ES · 19974.7

Director of Photography

Más allá del jardín poster

Más allá del jardín

ES · 19965.0

Director of Photography

Freedomfighters poster

Freedomfighters

ES · 19966.5

Director of Photography

Confidencias poster

Confidencias

ES · 199610.0

Director of Photography

Two Much poster

Two Much

EN · 19955.5

Director of Photography

The Tit and the Moon poster

The Tit and the Moon

ES · 19946.2

Director of Photography

Turkish Passion poster

Turkish Passion

ES · 19945.5

Director of Photography

Golden Balls poster

Golden Balls

ES · 19935.5

Director of Photography

Intruso poster

Intruso

ES · 19934.5

Director of Photography

Jamon Jamon poster

Jamon Jamon

ES · 19926.2

Director of Photography

Belle Époque poster

Belle Époque

ES · 19926.7

Director of Photography

El sur poster

El sur

ES · 19927.0

Cinematography

Lovers: A True Story poster

Lovers: A True Story

ES · 19916.5

Director of Photography

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! poster

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

ES · 19906.8

Director of Photography

Ay, Carmela! poster

Ay, Carmela!

ES · 19906.7

Director of Photography

Dancing Machine poster

Dancing Machine

FR · 19903.5

Cinematography

Twisted Obsession poster

Twisted Obsession

EN · 19895.5

Director of Photography

The Sea and the Weather poster

The Sea and the Weather

ES · 19893.9

Director of Photography

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown poster

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

ES · 19887.4

Director of Photography

El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free poster

El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free

ES · 19885.8

Director of Photography

Misadventure poster

Misadventure

ES · 19886.3

Cinematography

Lute: Forge On or Die poster

Lute: Forge On or Die

ES · 19875.8

Director of Photography

Casanova poster

Casanova

EN · 19874.1

Director of Photography

Mambru Went to War poster

Mambru Went to War

ES · 19865.8

Director of Photography

Half of Heaven poster

Half of Heaven

ES · 19866.7

Director of Photography

Hay que deshacer la casa poster

Hay que deshacer la casa

ES · 19866.6

Director of Photography

Voyage to Nowhere poster

Voyage to Nowhere

ES · 19867.5

Director of Photography

Star Knight poster

Star Knight

ES · 19854.2

Director of Photography

La reina del mate poster

La reina del mate

ES · 19856.5

Director of Photography

Rustlers' Rhapsody poster

Rustlers' Rhapsody

EN · 19855.5

Director of Photography

The Lost Paradise poster

The Lost Paradise

ES · 19856.8

Director of Photography

The Court of the Pharaoh poster

The Court of the Pharaoh

ES · 19855.6

Director of Photography

Tasio poster

Tasio

EN · 19846.9

Cinematography

Akelarre poster

Akelarre

EU · 19845.6

Director of Photography

El caso Almería poster

El caso Almería

ES · 19846.4

Director of Photography

El Sur poster

El Sur

ES · 19837.6

Director of Photography

Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado poster

Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado

ES · 19838.2

Director of Photography

Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solos poster

Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solos

ES · 19838.2

Director of Photography

Murder in the Central Committee poster

Murder in the Central Committee

ES · 19824.7

Director of Photography

Bésame, tonta poster

Bésame, tonta

ES · 19825.0

Director of Photography

Per favore, occupati di Amelia poster

Per favore, occupati di Amelia

IT · 19814.0

Director of Photography

The Triple Death of the Third Character poster

The Triple Death of the Third Character

ES · 19816.0

Director of Photography

La campanada poster

La campanada

ES · 19804.0

Director of Photography

Girl with the Golden Panties poster

Girl with the Golden Panties

ES · 19804.6

Director of Photography

From Hell to Victory poster

From Hell to Victory

IT · 19796.3

Director of Photography

Gulliver poster

Gulliver

ES · 19794.7

Director of Photography

Marián poster

Marián

ES · 19799.0

Director of Photography

Soldados poster

Soldados

ES · 19786.5

Director of Photography

Red Gold poster

Red Gold

ES · 19784.9

Director of Photography

Stay as You Are poster

Stay as You Are

IT · 19785.8

Director of Photography

Let's Go, Barbara poster

Let's Go, Barbara

ES · 19784.4

Director of Photography

God Bless Each Corner of This House poster

God Bless Each Corner of This House

ES · 19779.0

Director of Photography

María, la santa poster

María, la santa

ES · 19774.4

Director of Photography

Goodbye Alicia poster

Goodbye Alicia

ES · 19776.0

Director of Photography

Songs for After a War poster

Songs for After a War

ES · 19766.8

Director of Photography

Who Can Kill a Child? poster

Who Can Kill a Child?

ES · 19767.0

Director of Photography

School Trip poster

School Trip

ES · 19767.0

Director of Photography

Family Portrait poster

Family Portrait

ES · 19765.6

Director of Photography

A Diary of a Murderess poster

A Diary of a Murderess

ES · 19755.5

Director of Photography

Sensualidad poster

Sensualidad

ES · 19754.9

Director of Photography

The Devil's Exorcist poster

The Devil's Exorcist

ES · 19756.8

Director of Photography

País S. A. poster

País S. A.

ES · 19757.0

Director of Photography

Bride to Be poster

Bride to Be

ES · 19758.0

Director of Photography

I Saw Her First poster

I Saw Her First

ES · 19747.0

Director of Photography

¿... Y el prójimo? poster

¿... Y el prójimo?

ES · 197410.0

Director of Photography

El niño es nuestro poster

El niño es nuestro

ES · 19737.0

Director of Photography

The Lonely Heart poster

The Lonely Heart

ES · 19737.5

Director of Photography

El cronicón poster

El cronicón

ES · 19706.0

Director of Photography

El último día de la humanidad

1969

El último día de la humanidad

ES · 19697.0

Cinematography

Paseo por los letreros de Madrid poster

Paseo por los letreros de Madrid

ES · 1968Not rated

Director of Photography

Tinto con amor poster

Tinto con amor

ES · 19687.0

Director of Photography

Javier y los invasores del espacio poster

Javier y los invasores del espacio

ES · 19679.0

Director of Photography

Acteón poster

Acteón

ES · 19675.6

Still Photographer

Nine Letters to Berta poster

Nine Letters to Berta

ES · 19667.2

Still Photographer

Los buenos samaritanos poster

Los buenos samaritanos

ES · 1966Not rated

Director of Photography

Carmen de Carabanchel poster

Carmen de Carabanchel

ES · 19658.0

Director of Photography

Anabel poster

Anabel

ES · 19647.0

Still Photographer