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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
The Delights of the Garden
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2025
Speak Sunlight
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2023
Strange Way of Life
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2023
Parallel Mothers
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2021
So My Grandma's a Lesbian!
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2020
The Human Voice
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2020
Domino
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2019
Pain and Glory
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2019
Everybody Knows
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2018
The Queen of Spain
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2016
Wild Oats
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2016
I'm So Excited!
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2013
Passion
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2013
La banda Picasso
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2013
The Skin I Live In
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2011
My Life in Ruins
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2009
Lolita's Club
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2007
The 13 Roses
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2007
Theresa: The Body of Christ
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2007
Blame
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2006