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- Died
- Birth nameEloy Germán de la Iglesia Diéguez
- Spanish movies director. He studied cinema in Paris at the IDHEC. He began working in cinema in 1966, though he became famous in the years of the spanish transition to the democracy with provoking films. Drugs, delinquence, terrorism and generational problems are the common subjects in his films.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Miguel A. Andrade
- After directing 21 films in 20 years (1966/1986) he stopped due to drug adiction, a problem that he seems to have overcome (May 1996).
- Was a member of the San Sebastián International Film Festival official competition jury in 2001.
- Mi adiccion a la droga es poca cosa comparada con mi adiccion al cine. (My adiction to drugs is not much compared to my adiction to the cinema).
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