A motorized recessed spotlight includes a light unit which has, arranged inside, electrical power supply devices and a light beam emission source, a base, and a mechanical support unit having a ring lying in a plane and provided with a radial recess open in the vertical direction. At least one second motor extends parallel to a vertical axis of rotation and is fastened to a support unit. The spotlight further includes a cylindrical pinion with a longitudinal axis and radial teeth, coaxial with shaft of the second motor and keyed thereon, and a rack with a curved profile and of suitable length. The second motor, pinion, rack and support unit cause a tilting movement of the light unit about the longitudinal axis so as to maintain a constant breadth of the light beam emitted in any angular position of the spotlight.