Actor

José Luis Alcaine

Camera

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

2.2

Moderate attention

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Movies: 115Series: 4Crew credits: 116

TMDB ID: 4376

IMDb ID: nm0003900

Known for: Camera

Born: December 26, 1938

Age: 87

Place of birth: Tangier, Morocco

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1964 - 2025

Years active: 62

Average TMDB rating: 6.04

Wikidata: Q974798

Also known as

J. Luis Alcaine • J.L. Alcaine • Jose Luis Alcaine • José Luís Alcaine

Other jobs

Director of Photography (107)Cinematography (6)Still Photographer (3)

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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.