About José Luis Alcaine Escaño
Born 1938. José Luis Alcaine Escaño is a Spanish cinematographer and camera operator.
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, 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.
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Who is José Luis Alcaine Escaño?
Spanish cinematographer
When was José Luis Alcaine Escaño born?
José Luis Alcaine Escaño was born on 26 December 1938 in Tangier.
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José Luis Alcaine Escaño is a cinematographer and camera operator.
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José Luis Alcaine Escaño is Spanish.
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