Acting credits
4
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
José Luis Alcaine
Camera
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 117Series: 4Crew credits: 117
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: 6.06
Wikidata: Q974798
Also known as
J. Luis Alcaine • J.L. Alcaine • Jose Luis Alcaine • José Luís Alcaine
Other jobs
Director of Photography (109)Cinematography (5)Still Photographer (3)
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with José Luis Alcaine.
Director of Photography
The Delights of the Garden
2025 • Movie
as Self
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
2024 • Movie
Director of Photography
Speak Sunlight
2023 • Movie
Director of Photography
Strange Way of Life
2023 • Movie
Director of Photography
Cuidado con lo que deseas
2021 • Movie
Director of Photography
Parallel Mothers
2021 • Movie
Director of Photography
So My Grandma's a Lesbian!
2020 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Human Voice
2020 • Movie
Director of Photography
Domino
2019 • Movie
Director of Photography
Pain and Glory
2019 • Movie
Director of Photography
Everybody Knows
2018 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Queen of Spain
2016 • Movie
Director of Photography
Wild Oats
2016 • Movie
Director of Photography
Finding Altamira
2016 • Movie
as Self
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
2014 • Movie
as Self
Aragón rodado
2014 • Movie
Director of Photography
I'm So Excited!
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
Passion
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
La banda Picasso
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Skin I Live In
2011 • Movie
Director of Photography
My Life in Ruins
2009 • Movie
Director of Photography
Lolita's Club
2007 • Movie
Director of Photography
The 13 Roses
2007 • Movie
Director of Photography
Theresa: The Body of Christ
2007 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with José Luis Alcaine.
