
José Luis Alcaine
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article José Luis Alcaine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Tit and the Moon (1994)
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The Skin I Live In (2011)
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Blast from the Past (1999)
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Jamon Jamon (1992)
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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
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Volver (2006)
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Pain and Glory (2019)
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Stay as You Are (1978)
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Bad Education (2004)
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Everybody Knows (2018)
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Belle Époque (1992)
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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
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Parallel Mothers (2021)
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Wild Oats (2016)
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Passion (2013)
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Golden Balls (1993)
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Two Much (1995)
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The Maidens' Conspiracy (2006)
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Finding Altamira (2016)
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My Life in Ruins (2009)
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Strange Way of Life (2023)
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Don Juan (1998)
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Domino (2019)
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The 13 Roses (2007)
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Ay, Carmela! (1990)
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I'm So Excited! (2013)
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The Queen of Spain (2016)
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The Human Voice (2020)
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Turkish Passion (1994)
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El cronicón (1970)
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Gunslinger's Revenge (1998)
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Voyage to Nowhere (1986)
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Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
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Casanova (1987)
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Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985)
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Lovers: A True Story (1991)
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The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
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El Sur (1983)
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Lolita's Club (2007)
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Roma (2004)
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Red Gold (1978)
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Girl with the Golden Panties (1980)
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From Hell to Victory (1979)
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A Diary of a Murderess (1975)
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Freedomfighters (1996)
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So My Grandma's a Lesbian! (2020)
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Ruy Blas (2002)
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Theresa: The Body of Christ (2007)
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South from Granada (2003)
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Star Knight (1985)
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El caso Almería (1984)
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The Whore and the Whale (2004)
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Lute: Forge On or Die (1987)
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Vida y color (2005)
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Per favore, occupati di Amelia (1981)
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Family Portrait (1976)
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La banda Picasso (2013)
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The Sea and the Weather (1989)
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Akelarre (1984)
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Blame (2006)
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País S. A. (1975)
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Twisted Obsession (1989)
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Más allá del jardín (1996)
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¿... Y el prójimo? (1974)
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The Delights of the Garden (2025)
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Hay que deshacer la casa (1986)
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Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado (1983)
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Half of Heaven (1986)
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El sastre del rey (—)
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Mambru Went to War (1986)
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The Devil's Exorcist (1975)
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The Lost Lover (1999)
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Murder in the Central Committee (1982)
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Cuidado con lo que deseas (2021)
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Soldados (1978)
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Antonio, a Boy in Lisbon (2002)
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La campanada (1980)
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Gulliver (1979)
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The Lost Paradise (1985)
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Bésame, tonta (1982)
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Let's Go, Barbara (1978)
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Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solos (1983)
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Songs for After a War (1976)
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The Lonely Heart (1973)
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My Brother's Gun (1997)
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Intruso (1993)
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El niño es nuestro (1973)
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María, la santa (1977)
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Speak Sunlight (2023)
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El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free (1988)
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Goodbye Alicia (1977)
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Bride to Be (1975)
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The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni (2005)
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The Triple Death of the Third Character (1981)
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School Trip (1976)
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Sensualidad (1975)
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I Saw Her First (1974)
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Tinto con amor (1968)
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La reina del mate (1985)
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Confidencias (1996)
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God Bless Each Corner of This House (1977)
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Los buenos samaritanos (1966)
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Marián (1979)
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Javier y los invasores del espacio (1967)
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Carmen de Carabanchel (1965)
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Adam's Perfection (—)
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Paseo por los letreros de Madrid (1968)
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