About
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.
Filmography
The Delights of the Garden2025 · Director of Photography
Speak Sunlight2023 · Director of Photography
Strange Way of Life2023 · Director of Photography
Cuidado con lo que deseas2021 · Director of Photography
Parallel Mothers2021 · Director of Photography
So My Grandma's a Lesbian!2020 · Director of Photography
The Human Voice2020 · Director of Photography
Domino2019 · Director of Photography
Pain and Glory2019 · Director of Photography
Everybody Knows2018 · Director of Photography
The Queen of Spain2016 · Director of Photography
Wild Oats2016 · Director of Photography
Finding Altamira2016 · Director of Photography
I'm So Excited!2013 · Director of Photography
Passion2013 · Director of Photography
La banda Picasso2013 · Director of Photography
The Skin I Live In2011 · Director of Photography
My Life in Ruins2009 · Director of Photography
Lolita's Club2007 · Director of Photography
The 13 Roses2007 · Director of Photography




















