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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Álex de la Iglesia has received more than 354,445 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Álex de la Iglesia is the 928th most popular film director (down from 780th in 2019), the 1,371st most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,155th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Spanish Film Director.

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  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 928 out of 2,041. Before him are Francesco Maselli, Lucian Pintilie, Ludwig Berger, Kote Marjanishvili, Stephen Gyllenhaal, and John Lee Hancock. After him are Oldřich Lipský, Ralph Nelson, Anne Fontaine, Benjamin Glazer, Luis Llosa, and Yuri Ozerov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 192. Before him are Steven Adler, Daniel Bernhardt, Patrik Sjöberg, Shawn Michaels, Karim Massimov, and Miri Regev. After him are Ruud Hesp, Jean, Count of Paris, Kim Dickens, Maria Schrader, Helena Suková, and Amedeo Carboni.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 1,371 out of 3,355. Before him are José Díaz (1895), Félix María de Samaniego (1745), Rodri (1934), Antón Lamazares (1954), Isacio Calleja (1936), and María Galiana (1935). After him are José Berraondo (1878), Fernand Sanz (1881), José de Amézola y Aspizúa (1874), Margarita Xirgu (1888), Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot (1952), and Assumpta Serna (1957).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Álex de la Iglesia ranks 16. Before him are Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), Fernando Trueba (1955), Isabel Coixet (1960), Julio Medem (1958), and J. A. Bayona (1975). After him are Mario Camus (1935), Rafael Azcona (1926), José Luis Garci (1944), Agustí Villaronga (1953), Luis Alcoriza (1918), and Jaume Collet-Serra (1974).

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Filmography

The Bar
Director
In downtown Madrid, a series of mysterious gunshots trap a motley assortment of people in a decrepit bar.
Feb 15o 20176.323 / 10
The Oxford Murders
Director
At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.
Jan 18o 20085.958 / 10
Perfect Strangers
Director
During a lunar eclipse, seven friends gather for dinner and decide to play a game in which they must share with each other the content of every message, email or phone call they receive throughout the evening.
Dec 1o 20176.672 / 10