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Eloy de la Iglesia is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Espagnol born on 1 january 1944 at Zarautz (Espagne)

Eloy de la Iglesia

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Birth name Eloy Germán de la Iglesia Diégue
Nationality Espagne
Birth 1 january 1944 at Zarautz (Espagne)
Death 23 march 2006 (at 62 years) at Madrid (Espagne)

Eloy de la Iglesia (January 1, 1944 – March 23, 2006) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.

De la Iglesia was an outspoken gay socialist filmmaker who is relatively unknown outside Spain despite a prolific and successful career in his native country. He is best remembered for having portrayed urban marginality and the world of drugs and juvenile delinquency in the early 1980s. Part of his work is closely related to the phenomenon popularly known in Spain as quinqui films, to which he contributed with several works. His film are an example of commitment to the immediate reality. They were made with honesty and great risk, against the conformist outlook of most movies of its time. Beyond their debatable aesthetic merits, his film served a document of the Spanish marginality of the late seventies and early eighties, and they have the stamp of his strong personality. Many of this films also deal with the theme of homosexuality.

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Filmography of Eloy de la Iglesia (18 films)

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El Pico 2
El Pico 2 (1984)
, 2h2
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama
Actors Fernando Guillén, Gracita Morales, Agustín González, Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating63% 3.1910153.1910153.1910153.1910153.191015
Paco, a young drug addict, recently mourning the death of his best friend from a heroine overdose, is unable to overcome his addiction on his own. Withdrawal is too painful for Paco, who is under the watchful eye of his severe but concerned widower father, Evaristo Torrecuadrada, a civil guard commandant. To find a detox treatment for Paco, father and son move to Madrid. They are welcome in the household of Paco's feisty grandmother who lives with her faithful old maid, Adela. Both women naively believe that Paco ailment is diabetes completely unaware of his drug addiction.
Overdose
Overdose (1983)
, 1h45
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama
Actors Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating67% 3.390233.390233.390233.390233.39023
Paco and Urko, two teenagers living in Bilbao, become best friends while attending the same Academy. They come from different backgrounds. Paco has two younger sisters; his mother, Eulalia, is a traditional housewife; while his father, Evaristo Torrecuadrada, is a Civil Guard Commander who hold right-wing views. Urko's parents are separated and he lives with his father, Martín Aramendia, a leftist politician affiliated with one of the groups pushing for Basque autonomy. Unbeknown to their families, Paco and Urko are drug addicts. They hang out with Betty, a young Argentinian prostitute, who sleeps with both of them. In order to have the means to support their drug addiction, Betty puts them in contact with El Cojo, a drug dealer living in Barakaldo with his pregnant wife Pilar, herself a heroine addict. El Cojo provides the two friends with drugs that they begin to sell. Paco also hags out in secret with Mikel Urbea, a homosexual sculptor, who tries to warn him against the danger of using heavy drugs. Although Paco is heterosexual, he had had sex with Mikel in the past.
The Minister's Wife, 1h41
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Simón Andreu, Pedro Armendáriz (fils), María Martín, Julieta Serrano, Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating53% 2.6888752.6888752.6888752.6888752.688875
Rafael, a young man from the provinces, works as a waiter in a resort and helps himself economically having sex for money with rich older women. During a bomb threat, he is discovered in bed with one of the guest, Leonor Marchioness of Montenegro, and he is fired as a consequence.
Candy Razors, 1h35
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Verónica Castro, Isela Vega, José Sacristán, María Martín, Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating65% 3.2944753.2944753.2944753.2944753.294475
José Manuel Gomez Perales alias "El Jaro" is a fifteen year old with a long criminal record that includes among other things: 29 escapes from reformatories and three wounds in confrontations with the police. He visits his older brother is in jail, but El Jaro spends most of his time with his three best friends: El Butano, Jhonny and El Chus. The four friends form a dangerous gang who steals handbags, coins from public payphones, cars and motorbikes. They also steal what they can from stores breaking the windows. Without a place to stay, El Jaro settles with Mercedes, nicknamed "La Mexicana", a prostitute twenty year older than him. She provides him with love, sex and a home.
Confessions of a Congressman, 1h47
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors José Sacristán, Agustín González, Juan Antonio Bardem, Elmer Modlin, Eloy de la Iglesia
Roles Man at rally
Rating67% 3.3866153.3866153.3866153.3866153.386615
Madrid, Roberto Orbea (José Sacristán) is a member of a Spanish left party . He is married to Carmen (María Luisa San José), and he has been elected as Deputy in the first democratic elections in Spain. But his enemies, the fascist, know his double life. Roberto likes boys, and they hire Juanito (José Luis Alonso) to seduce the politician. They fall in love...
Fantasia 3
Fantasia 3 (1966)
, 1h25
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Fantasy
Themes Mermaids in film, Children's films
Actors Maribel Martín, Antonio Casas, Tomás Blanco, José Bódalo, Eloy de la Iglesia
Roles Introductor (uncredited)
Rating51% 2.551532.551532.551532.551532.55153
The film is an adaptation of three fairy tales classics of children literature.

Director

Bulgarian Lovers, 1h41
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Simón Andreu, Emma Penella
Rating58% 2.900862.900862.900862.900862.90086
Un homme de bonne famille, homosexuel, (Daniel) tombe éperdument amoureux de Kyril un attrayant Bulgare de 23 ans avec qui il vit une relation intense et presque parfaite jusqu'à ce que Kyril se marie et commence à emprunter de grosses sommes d'argent à Daniel ; celui-ci soupçonne le jeune Bulgare de se livrer à un trafic mais ne l'abandonne jamais. Le Bulgare fera tout pour utiliser Daniel et l'abandonnera ensuite.
El Pico 2
El Pico 2 (1984)
, 2h2
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama
Actors Fernando Guillén, Gracita Morales, Agustín González, Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating63% 3.1910153.1910153.1910153.1910153.191015
Paco, a young drug addict, recently mourning the death of his best friend from a heroine overdose, is unable to overcome his addiction on his own. Withdrawal is too painful for Paco, who is under the watchful eye of his severe but concerned widower father, Evaristo Torrecuadrada, a civil guard commandant. To find a detox treatment for Paco, father and son move to Madrid. They are welcome in the household of Paco's feisty grandmother who lives with her faithful old maid, Adela. Both women naively believe that Paco ailment is diabetes completely unaware of his drug addiction.
Overdose
Overdose (1983)
, 1h45
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama
Actors Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating67% 3.390233.390233.390233.390233.39023
Paco and Urko, two teenagers living in Bilbao, become best friends while attending the same Academy. They come from different backgrounds. Paco has two younger sisters; his mother, Eulalia, is a traditional housewife; while his father, Evaristo Torrecuadrada, is a Civil Guard Commander who hold right-wing views. Urko's parents are separated and he lives with his father, Martín Aramendia, a leftist politician affiliated with one of the groups pushing for Basque autonomy. Unbeknown to their families, Paco and Urko are drug addicts. They hang out with Betty, a young Argentinian prostitute, who sleeps with both of them. In order to have the means to support their drug addiction, Betty puts them in contact with El Cojo, a drug dealer living in Barakaldo with his pregnant wife Pilar, herself a heroine addict. El Cojo provides the two friends with drugs that they begin to sell. Paco also hags out in secret with Mikel Urbea, a homosexual sculptor, who tries to warn him against the danger of using heavy drugs. Although Paco is heterosexual, he had had sex with Mikel in the past.
Pals
Pals (1982)
, 1h57
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Antonio Flores, Rosario Flores, Marisa Porcel
Rating64% 3.2393153.2393153.2393153.2393153.239315
José is an unemployed eighteen-year-old living with his parents and four siblings in a cramped apartment in the slums of Madrid. Marginalized by poverty and with no prospects of finding a job, José spends his time with his best friend Antonio in a video arcade, smoking pot or in a fruitless search of work. When he is not with his pals
The Minister's Wife, 1h41
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Simón Andreu, Pedro Armendáriz (fils), María Martín, Julieta Serrano, Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating53% 2.6888752.6888752.6888752.6888752.688875
Rafael, a young man from the provinces, works as a waiter in a resort and helps himself economically having sex for money with rich older women. During a bomb threat, he is discovered in bed with one of the guest, Leonor Marchioness of Montenegro, and he is fired as a consequence.
Candy Razors, 1h35
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Verónica Castro, Isela Vega, José Sacristán, María Martín, Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating65% 3.2944753.2944753.2944753.2944753.294475
José Manuel Gomez Perales alias "El Jaro" is a fifteen year old with a long criminal record that includes among other things: 29 escapes from reformatories and three wounds in confrontations with the police. He visits his older brother is in jail, but El Jaro spends most of his time with his three best friends: El Butano, Jhonny and El Chus. The four friends form a dangerous gang who steals handbags, coins from public payphones, cars and motorbikes. They also steal what they can from stores breaking the windows. Without a place to stay, El Jaro settles with Mercedes, nicknamed "La Mexicana", a prostitute twenty year older than him. She provides him with love, sex and a home.
Confessions of a Congressman, 1h47
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors José Sacristán, Agustín González, Juan Antonio Bardem, Elmer Modlin, Eloy de la Iglesia
Rating67% 3.3866153.3866153.3866153.3866153.386615
Madrid, Roberto Orbea (José Sacristán) is a member of a Spanish left party . He is married to Carmen (María Luisa San José), and he has been elected as Deputy in the first democratic elections in Spain. But his enemies, the fascist, know his double life. Roberto likes boys, and they hire Juanito (José Luis Alonso) to seduce the politician. They fall in love...
The Priest
The Priest (1978)
, 1h49
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Simón Andreu, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Esperanza Roy, Ramón Pons, José Vivó
Rating64% 3.231763.231763.231763.231763.23176
Father Miguel is a conservative thirty six years old Catholic priest. In the changing Spain of 1966 Miguel’s religious community tries to implement the doctrines given by the Second Vatican Council and adapt to the new realities of the country. Father Miguel opposes any form of religious modernization. He clashes with Father Luis, a fellow priest of his community who employs more modern tactics of religious instruction. Miguel begins to experience a personal crisis when his repressed sexuality is awaken by a road sign, displaying a beautiful woman wearing a provocative bikini. He begins to be constantly tormented by sexual thoughts. His sexuality is further aroused by Antonia, a beautiful married woman in her thirties, who in her confessions tells father Miguel about her intense sexual encounters with her husband. Antonia’s confessions disturb father Miguel even more. He thinks about sex all the time to the point of impairing his work as a priest.