- Born
- Birth nameAlejandro de la Iglesia Mendoza
- Nickname
- Álex
- Álex de la Iglesia is one of the most popular and respected European filmmakers of his generation. Considered a genre of his own, based on his skill and originality in a range of cinematographic art styles, he has currently finished shooting the second season of "30 Coins", the successful HBO Max series. 2022 saw the release of two feature films directed by de la Iglesia: the slasher "Veneciafrenia" (part of The Fear Collection) and the romantic road movie "Four's a Crowd", alongside "Venus" by Jaume Balagueró, which was produced by Álex de la Iglesia, in association with Sony Pictures and Amazon Prime Video.
Born in Bilbao, Álex de la Iglesia started out in the world of comics and he has never lost this side to him throughout his career in film. He began as a director in "Mutant Action" and "The Day of the Beast", movies that changed the face of Spanish fantastique genre forever. Among his most renowned works are "The Last Circus" - praised by The New York Times the same day it was released in the US -"Ferpect Crime", "Witching and Bitching", "My Big Night" and "The Bar".
With Pokeepsie Films, the production company De la Iglesia created with his wife, prestigious producer Carolina Bang, he has contributed as a producer to nurturing a new generation of filmmakers, such as Paul Urkijo, Eduardo Casanova, Zoe Berriatúa, Juanfer Andrés and Esteban Roel.
With Bang and De La Iglesia as producers, Pokeepsie Films had great success with movies such as "70 Big Ones" by Koldo Serra and "Perfect Strangers" and "Veneciafrenia", both directed by Álex de la Iglesia himself. "Four's a crowd" is his latest release as a feature director, while as a producer he has also been part of "La Pietà", by Eduardo Casanova, and the aforementioned "Venus", directed by Jaume Balagueró.
In 2023, Pokeepsie Films has released the HBO Max series, "Headless chickens", starring Hugo Silva, the Prime Video original feature film "My fault" (the most watched non-English language movie in the history of the platform), and has started shooting "1992", a Netflix series directed by Álex de la Iglesia.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Álex De la Iglesia
- SpousesCarolina Bang(June 28, 2014 - present) (2 children)Amaya Díez(1996 - 2010) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenRebeca de la IglesiaClaudia de la IglesiaJulia de la IglesiaDaniela de la Iglesia
- Frequently wrote his screenplays with Jorge Guerricaechevarría
- Frequently cast Santiago Segura, Terele Pávez, Álex Angulo, Manuel Tallafé, Sancho Gracia, Juan Viadas, Enrique Villén', Enrique Martínez, Gracia Olayo, Carlos Areces and Carolina Bang
- The climatic scenes of his films frequently take place in a very high place or landmark.
- Turned down directing Alien Resurrection (1997).
- In the late nineties he was under consideration to direct a film version of Doom (1993).
- President of the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (2009-2011).
- Partner is actress Carolina Bang.
- Turned down directing The Crow: Salvation (2000).
- I wouldn't want the kind of movies I do to become trendy. I've always hated trends and I would feel quite uncomfortable creating one.
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