El diputado

Summary

El diputado is a 1978 Spanish drama film co-written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia.

El diputado
DVD cover
Directed byEloy de la Iglesia
Written byGonzalo Goicoechea
Eloy de la Iglesia
StarringJosé Sacristán
José Luis Alonso
María Luisa San José
Agustín González
CinematographyAntonio Cuevas
Edited byJulio Peña
Distributed byDavid Whitten[1]
Release dates
  • 20 October 1978 (1978-10-20) (Spain)
  • 1 November 1985 (1985-11-01) (U.S.)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Nowadays, the film is a portrait of the society during the Spanish transition to democracy times.

Plot edit

Madrid, Roberto Orbea (José Sacristán) is a member of a Spanish left party. He is married to Carmen (María Luisa San José), and he has been elected as Deputy in the first democratic elections in Spain. But his enemies, the fascists, know his double life. Roberto likes boys, and they hire Juanito (José Luis Alonso) to seduce the politician. They fall in love.

Cast edit

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/company/co0057596/ IMDB [user-generated source]

External links edit

  • El diputado at IMDb