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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
October 20, 1978 Spain
November 1, 1985 USA
Running time
107 minutes
Country Spain
LanguageSpanish

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

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

Plot summary

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 fascist, know his double life. Roberto likes boys, and they hire Juanito (José Luis Alonso) to seduce the politician. They fall in love...

Cast

  • José Sacristán ... Roberto Orbea
  • María Luisa San José ... Carmen Orbea
  • José Luis Alonso ... Juanito
  • Enrique Vivó ... Morena Pastrana
  • Agustín González ... Carres
  • Queta Claver ... Juanito's chef
  • Ángel Pardo ... Nes

References