José Luis Alcaine
An image from Volver, one of the productions that also features José Luis Alcaine.
José Luis Alcaine

José Luis Alcaine

December 26, 1938 — Tangier, Morocco

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.

The Skin I Live In

The Skin I Live In

2011

Pain and Glory

Pain and Glory

2019

Volver

Volver

2006

Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

1999

Bad Education

Bad Education

2004

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988

Everybody Knows

Everybody Knows

2018

Parallel Mothers

Parallel Mothers

2021