José Luis Alcaine

José Luis Alcaine (born 26 December 1938) is a Spanish born cinematographer. He was educated in Tangier's French Lycee Regnault and in the Spanish Institute. He was the first cinematographer to use 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) Blast from the Past, and Two Much. Winner of 5 Goyas: "El Sueño del Mono Loco", "Belle Epoque", "El Pajaro... more

José Luis Alcaine (born 26 December 1938) is a Spanish born cinematographer. He was educated in Tangier's French Lycee Regnault and in the Spanish Institute. He was the first cinematographer to use 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) Blast from the Past, and Two Much. Winner of 5 Goyas: "El Sueño del Mono Loco", "Belle Epoque", "El Pajaro de la Felicidad", "El Caballero Don Quijote", "Las Trece Rosas". Winner of European Film Award (EFA) for "Volver" less