FILM DIRECTOR

Álex de la Iglesia

1965 - Today

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Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist. De la Iglesia's films combine grotesque and very dark elements such as death and murder: most of his works are considered dark comedies, but are also often considered to have horror and/or drama elements. All his films, with the notable exceptions of The Last Circus (2010) and As Luck Would Have It (2011), were written together with Jorge Guerricaechevarría. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Álex de la Iglesia is the 1,022nd most popular film director (down from 930th in 2024), the 1,504th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,372nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 1,022 out of 2,041. Before him are Revaz Chkheidze, Med Hondo, Vittorio De Seta, Frédéric Rossif, Michel Boisrond, and Danis Tanović. After him are Melville Shavelson, Shyam Benegal, Jia Zhangke, Spike Jonze, Christopher McQuarrie, and Marleen Gorris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 232. Before him are Belén Rueda, Bernardo Fernandes da Silva, John Bosman, Kappei Yamaguchi, Gennady Zhidko, and Andreas Krieger. After him are Owen Hart, Emilio Sánchez, Steve Coogan, Reggie Miller, Noah Emmerich, and Evair.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 1,504 out of 3,355. Before him are Félix María de Samaniego (1745), Joaquín Sánchez de Toca (1852), Álvaro Negredo (1985), Francisco Cepeda (1906), Carlos Lapetra (1938), and Vicente Miera (1940). After him are Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito (1754), Rosa Chacel (1898), Mariano Díaz (1993), Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918), Emilio Sánchez (1965), and Damián Iguacén Borau (1916).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 15. Before him are Vicente Aranda (1926), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), Isabel Coixet (1960), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), and Fernando Trueba (1955). After him are Mario Camus (1935), Julio Medem (1958), José Luis Garci (1944), Rafael Azcona (1926), Jaume Collet-Serra (1974), and Pilar Miró (1940).

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