José Luis Alcaine
Camera
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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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring José Luis Alcaine
Volver
2006
Filmography
Acting (3)
6.8
2014
Aragón rodadoas Self
1.0
Production & Directing (117)
2025
The Delights of the GardenDirector of Photography
4.1
2023
Speak SunlightDirector of Photography
7.4
2023
Strange Way of LifeDirector of Photography
6.3
2021
Cuidado con lo que deseasDirector of Photography
4.5
2021
Parallel MothersDirector of Photography
6.8
2020
So My Grandma's a Lesbian!Director of Photography
5.3
2020
The Human VoiceDirector of Photography
6.7
2019
DominoDirector of Photography
4.6
2019
Pain and GloryDirector of Photography
7.4
2018
Everybody KnowsDirector of Photography
6.6
2016
The Queen of SpainDirector of Photography
5.2
2016
Wild OatsDirector of Photography
6.1
2016
Finding AltamiraDirector of Photography
5.8
2013
I'm So Excited!Director of Photography
5.7
2013
PassionDirector of Photography
5.2
2013
La banda PicassoDirector of Photography
4.6
2011
The Skin I Live InDirector of Photography
7.5
2009
My Life in RuinsDirector of Photography
6.1
2007
Lolita's ClubDirector of Photography
5.3
2007
The 13 RosesDirector of Photography
6.6
2007
Theresa: The Body of ChristDirector of Photography
4.5
2006
BlameDirector of Photography
4.7
2006
The Maidens' ConspiracyDirector of Photography
4.1
2006
VolverDirector of Photography
7.5
2005
Vida y colorDirector of Photography
6.0
2005
The Wretched Life of Juanita NarboniDirector of Photography
8.0
2004
RomaDirector of Photography
6.5
2004
The Whore and the WhaleDirector of Photography
5.2
2004
Bad EducationDirector of Photography
7.4
2003
South from GranadaDirector of Photography
5.9
2002
Ruy BlasDirector of Photography
6.3
2002
Nobody's LifeCinematography
6.2
2002
The Dancer UpstairsDirector of Photography
6.1
2002
Antonio, a Boy in LisbonDirector of Photography
7.0
1999
The Lost LoverDirector of Photography
3.7
1999
Blast from the PastDirector of Photography
6.8
1998
Gunslinger's RevengeDirector of Photography
4.5
1998
Don JuanDirector of Photography
4.5
1997
My Brother's GunDirector of Photography
4.7
1996
Más allá del jardínDirector of Photography
5.0
1996
FreedomfightersDirector of Photography
6.5
1996
ConfidenciasDirector of Photography
10.0
1995
Two MuchDirector of Photography
5.5
1994
Turkish PassionDirector of Photography
5.5
1994
The Tit and the MoonDirector of Photography
6.2
1993
Golden BallsDirector of Photography
5.5
1993
IntrusoDirector of Photography
4.5
1992
Belle ÉpoqueDirector of Photography
6.7
1992
El surCinematography
7.0
1992
Jamon JamonDirector of Photography
6.2
1991
Lovers: A True StoryDirector of Photography
6.5
1990
Dancing MachineCinematography
3.5
1990
Ay, Carmela!Director of Photography
6.7
1990
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Director of Photography
6.8
1989
Twisted ObsessionDirector of Photography
5.5
1989
The Sea and the WeatherDirector of Photography
3.9
1988
MisadventureCinematography
6.3
1988
El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be FreeDirector of Photography
5.8
1988
Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownDirector of Photography
7.4
1987
Lute: Forge On or DieDirector of Photography
5.8
1987
CasanovaDirector of Photography
4.1
1986
Voyage to NowhereDirector of Photography
7.5
1986
Half of HeavenDirector of Photography
6.7
1986
Hay que deshacer la casaDirector of Photography
6.6
1986
Mambru Went to WarDirector of Photography
5.8
1985
Star KnightDirector of Photography
4.2
1985
The Court of the PharaohCinematography
5.6
1985
Rustlers' RhapsodyDirector of Photography
5.5
1985
La reina del mateDirector of Photography
6.5
1985
The Lost ParadiseDirector of Photography
6.8
1984
TasioCinematography
6.9
1984
AkelarreDirector of Photography
5.6
1984
El caso AlmeríaDirector of Photography
6.5
1983
Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solosDirector of Photography
8.3
1983
Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atadoDirector of Photography
8.2
1983
El SurDirector of Photography
7.7
1982
Murder in the Central CommitteeDirector of Photography
4.7
1982
Bésame, tontaDirector of Photography
5.0
1981
The Triple Death of the Third CharacterDirector of Photography
6.0
1981
Per favore, occupati di AmeliaDirector of Photography
4.0
1980
La campanadaDirector of Photography
4.0
1980
Girl with the Golden PantiesDirector of Photography
4.5
1979
GulliverDirector of Photography
4.7
1979
From Hell to VictoryDirector of Photography
6.3
1979
MariánDirector of Photography
9.0
1978
SoldadosDirector of Photography
6.5
1978
Let's Go, BarbaraDirector of Photography
4.4
1978
Stay as You AreDirector of Photography
5.8
1978
Red GoldDirector of Photography
4.9
1977
God Bless Each Corner of This HouseDirector of Photography
9.0
1977
Goodbye AliciaDirector of Photography
6.0
1977
María, la santaDirector of Photography
4.4
1976
School TripDirector of Photography
7.0
1976
Family PortraitDirector of Photography
5.6
1976
Who Can Kill a Child?Director of Photography
7.0
1976
Songs for After a WarDirector of Photography
6.8
1975
País S. A.Director of Photography
7.0
1975
A Diary of a MurderessDirector of Photography
5.5
1975
SensualidadDirector of Photography
4.9
1975
The Devil's ExorcistDirector of Photography
6.8
1975
Bride to BeDirector of Photography
8.0
1974
¿... Y el prójimo?Director of Photography
10.0
1974
I Saw Her FirstDirector of Photography
7.0
1973
The Lonely HeartDirector of Photography
7.5
1973
El niño es nuestroDirector of Photography
7.0
1970
El cronicónDirector of Photography
6.0
1969
El último día de la humanidadCinematography
7.0
1968
Paseo por los letreros de MadridDirector of Photography
1968
Tinto con amorDirector of Photography
7.0
1967
ActeónStill Photographer
5.6
1967
Javier y los invasores del espacioDirector of Photography
9.0
1966
Nine Letters to BertaStill Photographer
7.2
1966
Los buenos samaritanosDirector of Photography
1965
Carmen de CarabanchelDirector of Photography
8.0
1964
AnabelStill Photographer
7.0
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Adam's PerfectionDirector of Photography
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El sastre del reyDirector of Photography