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). 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.
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all 154
Movies 151
Director 41
self 4
TV Shows 3
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Speak Sunlight (2023)
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Strange Way of Life (2023)
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Cuidado con lo que deseas (2021)
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Parallel Mothers (2021)
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So My Grandma's a Lesbian! (2020)
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The Human Voice (2020)
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7
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Domino (2019)
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Pain and Glory (2019)
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Everybody Knows (2018)
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6.5
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The Queen of Spain (2016)
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Wild Oats (2016)
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Finding Altamira (2016)
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I'm So Excited! (2013)
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6
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Passion (2013)
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6
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La banda Picasso (2013)
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The Skin I Live In (2011)
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5.8
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My Life in Ruins (2009)
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6
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Rivales (2008)
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Lolita's Club (2007)
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The 13 Roses (2007)
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Tuya siempre (2007)
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Theresa: The Body of Christ (2007)
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Blame (2006)
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The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)
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Volver (2006)
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5
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Vida y color (2005)
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Otros días vendrán (2005)
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The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni (2005)
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Roma (2004)
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The Whore and the Whale (2004)
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Bad Education (2004)
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6
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South from Granada (2003)
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Ruy Blas (2002)
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Nobody's Life (2002)
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The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
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Don Quixote, Knight Errant (2002)
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Antonio, a boy in Lisbon (2002)
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Chica de Río (2001)
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Sound of the Sea (2001)
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I Know Who You Are (2000)
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The Lost Lover (1999)
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Jealousy (1999)
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Blast from the Past (1999)
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5
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Gunslinger's Revenge (1998)
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Don Juan (1998)
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My Brother's Gun (1997)
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In Praise of Older Women (1997)
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Tranvía a la Malvarrosa (1997)
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Más allá del jardín (1996)
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Freedomfighters (1996)
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Confidencias (1996)
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Two Much (1995)
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Dile a Laura Que La Quiero (1995)
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Turkish Passion (1994)
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Las mujeres de mi vida (1994)
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The Tit & the Moon (1994)
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Golden Balls (1993)
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Intruso (1993)
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Cuentos de Borges (1993)
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The Bird of Happiness (1993)
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Hay que zurrar a los pobres (1993)
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Belle Époque (1992)
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6
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El sur (1992)
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Jamon Jamon (1992)
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10
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Sevilles (1992)
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Semana Santa (1992)
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Lovers: A True Story (1991)
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Solo o en compañía de otros (1991)
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Dancing Machine (1990)
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Ay, Carmela! (1990)
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7
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
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6
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Twisted Obsession (1989)
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The Sea and the Weather (1989)
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Malaventura (1988)
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Jarrapellejos (1988)
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El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free (1988)
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6
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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
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6
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Lute: Forge On or Die (1987)
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6
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Casanova (1987)
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Barbablù, Barbablù (1987)
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Voyage to Nowhere (1986)
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Half of Heaven (1986)
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Hay que deshacer la casa (1986)
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Mambrú se fue a la guerra (1986)
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6
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Star Knight (1985)
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The Court of the Pharaoh (1985)
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6
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Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
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La reina del mate (1985)
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The Lost Paradise (1985)
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Tasio (1984)
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Akelarre (1984)
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El caso Almería (1984)
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Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado (1983)
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El Sur (1983)
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Demons in the Garden (1982)
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6
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Murder in the Central Committee (1982)
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Bésame, tonta (1982)
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La próxima estación (1982)
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Per favore, occupati di Amelia (1981)
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La campanada (1980)
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Girl with the Golden Panties (1980)
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10
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The Triple Death of the Third Character (1979)
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Gulliver (1979)
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From Hell to Victory (1979)
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Marián (1979)
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La vieja memoria (1979)
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Soldados (1978)
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Let's Go, Barbara (1978)
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Stay As You Are (1978)
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Red Gold (1978)
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God Bless Each Corner of This House (1977)
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Goodbye Alicia (1977)
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Las cuatro novias de Augusto Pérez (1977)
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Foul Play (1977)
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María, la santa (1977)
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School Trip (1976)
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Family Portrait (1976)
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Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
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Songs for After a War (1976)
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País S. A. (1975)
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I'm a Woman Already (1975)
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Obsesión (1975)
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A Diary of a Murderess (1975)
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Sensualidad (1975)
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8
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Pepita Jiménez (1975)
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Devil's Exorcist (1975)
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¿... Y el prójimo? (1974)
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I Saw Her First (1974)
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Vera, a Cruel Tale (1974)
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Corazón solitario (1973)
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El niño es nuestro (1973)
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Plinio (1972)
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Me enveneno de azules (1971)
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Loco por Machín (1971)
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El cronicón (1970)
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El último día de la humanidad (1969)
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Tinto con amor (1968)
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Paseo por los letreros de Madrid (1968)
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Still Photographer

Acteón (1967)
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El hueso (1967)
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Javier y los invasores del espacio (1967)
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Nine Letters to Berta (1966)
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Los buenos samaritanos (1966)
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Carmen de Carabanchel (1965)
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Anabel (1964)
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Sweet Vengeance
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Glow and Darkness
TV
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Adam's Perfection
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Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1938-12-26 (86 years old)
Birth NameJosé Luis Alcaine Escaño
Birth PlaceTangier, Morocco
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsJ. Luis Alcaine, J.L. Alcaine, Jose Luis Alcaine, José Luís Alcaine
AwardsPremio Nacional de Cinematografía, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Goya Award for Best Cinematography, European Film Award for Best Cinematographer, CST Award of the Technical Artist, Vulcan Award, Medalla de Oro
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