José Luis Alcaine
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José Luis Alcaine

Born 26 December 1938 · Tangier, Morocco
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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.

Known for

The Skin I Live In
Volver
Pain and Glory
Blast from the Past
Bad Education
Parallel Mothers
Everybody Knows
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
I'm So Excited!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Passion
My Life in Ruins
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