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Álex de la Iglesia

Spanish filmmaker (born 1965)

Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Álex de la Iglesia (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 4, 1965.¹

About

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Álex de la Iglesia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Pokeepsie FilmsFounder¹⁵

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Deusto³

Career

Occupation: screenwriter, actor, director, writer, film producer, film screenwriter, film director.⁶

2009 to 2011President of the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences⁵
Date not recordedFounded Pokeepsie Films⁴

Personal life

BornDec 4, 1965, Bilbao⁷
CitizenshipSpain⁸
SpouseCarolina Bang⁹

Awards

2020Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^{10 12}
2016silver Medal of the Community of Madrid^{10 11}
2010Silver Lion for The Last Circus¹⁰
2005Time Machine Award¹⁰
1996Goya Award for Best Director for The Day of the Beast¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia on Wikidata
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WikipediaÁlex de la Iglesia on Wikipedia
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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia: Founded Pokeepsie Films, on Wikidata
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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia: President of the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, on Wikidata
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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia: X, on Wikidata
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WikidataÁlex de la Iglesia: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataPokeepsie Films, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsÁlex de la Iglesia photo by Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0