José Luis Alcaine
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José Luis Alcaine

Also credited as J. Luis Alcaine, J.L. Alcaine, Jose Luis Alcaine

Born Dec 26, 193887 years oldTangier, MoroccoCamera

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.

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The Skin I Live In
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Blast from the Past
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Parallel Mothers
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Pain and Glory
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Everybody Knows
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Bad Education
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Jamon Jamon
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Volver
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The Tit and the Moon
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El cronicón
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Strange Way of Life
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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
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The Delights of the Garden
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Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
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Speak Sunlight
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Strange Way of Life
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Cuidado con lo que deseas
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Parallel Mothers
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So My Grandma's a Lesbian!
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The Human Voice
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Domino
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Pain and Glory
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Everybody Knows
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At a glance

Age: 87

Gender: Male

IMDb: nm0003900

Known credits: 124