Eloy de la Iglesia
Known for Directing · 9 credits
- Born
- 1944-01-01
- Died
- 2006-03-23
- Place of birth
- Zarautz, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Biography
De la Iglesia was an outspoken gay socialist filmmaker relatively unknown outside of 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, and his films serve as an archive of the Spanish marginality of this era. Is other words, his work is closely related to the phenomenon popularly known in Spain as "quinqui cinema". His films 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. Many of this films also deal with the theme of homosexuality.
Known For
Movies (9)
Fantasía... 3
1966
as Introductor (uncredited)
Navajeros
1980
Eloy de la Iglesia: Film Addict
2025
as Self (archive footage)
El Pico 2
1984
Confessions of a Congressman
1978
as Man at rally
Overdose
1983
The Minister's Wife
1981
Navajeros, censores y nuevos realizadores
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Blood in the Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
2021
About Eloy de la Iglesia
De la Iglesia was an outspoken gay socialist filmmaker relatively unknown outside of 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, and his films serve as an archive of the Spanish marginality of this era. Is other words, his work is closely related to the phenomenon popularly known in Spain as "quinqui cinema". His films are an example of commitment to the immediate reality; they were made wi… With 9 credits spanning from 1966 to 2025, Eloy de la Iglesia has appeared in 9 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eloy de la Iglesia Movies
- Fantasía... 3 (1966) — as Introductor (uncredited)
- Navajeros (1980)
- Eloy de la Iglesia: Film Addict (2025) — as Self (archive footage)
- El Pico 2 (1984)
- Confessions of a Congressman (1978) — as Man at rally
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