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.
Directed 22
2000s
- 2003
Bulgarian Lovers
Director
1980s
- 1987
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
Director
- 1985
Turn of the Screw
Director
- 1984
El pico 2
Director
- 1983
Overdose
Director
- 1982
Pals
Director
- 1981
The Minister's Wife
Director
- 1980
Navajeros
Director
Afraid to Go Out at Night
Director
1970s
- 1978
Confessions of a Congressman
Director
The Priest
Director
- 1977
The Creature
Director
Hidden Pleasures
Director
- 1976
The Other Bedroom
Director
- 1975
- 1973
Murder in a Blue World
Director
No One Heard the Scream
Director
- 1972
- 1971
The Glass Ceiling
Director
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Something Bitter in the Mouth
Director
- 1966
Fantasía... 3
Director
Wrote 19
2000s
- 2003
Bulgarian Lovers
Screenplay
1980s
- 1987
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
Screenplay
- 1985
Turn of the Screw
Screenplay
- 1984
El pico 2
Screenplay
- 1983
Overdose
Screenplay
- 1982
Pals
Screenplay
- 1981
The Minister's Wife
Screenplay
- 1980
Navajeros
Screenplay
Afraid to Go Out at Night
Screenplay
1970s
- 1978
Confessions of a Congressman
Screenplay
- 1977
Hidden Pleasures
Screenplay
- 1976
The Other Bedroom
Screenplay
- 1975
- 1973
Murder in a Blue World
Screenplay
No One Heard the Scream
Screenplay
- 1972
- 1971
The Glass Ceiling
Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
Something Bitter in the Mouth
Screenplay
- 1966
Fantasía... 3
Writer
Acted in 7
2020s
- 2021
Blood in the Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
Movie
1980s
- 1984
El pico 2
Movie
- 1983
Overdose
Movie
- 1981
The Minister's Wife
Movie
- 1980
Navajeros
Movie
1970s
- 1978
Confessions of a Congressman
Man at rally
1960s
- 1966
Fantasía... 3
Introductor (uncredited)
Appearances2
2020s
- 2025
Eloy de la Iglesia: Film Addict
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2018
Navajeros, censores y nuevos realizadores
Self (archive footage)