Álex de la Iglesia is a Spanish filmmaker known for the filmsEl Día de la Bestia (1995), Balada triste de trompeta (2010), Las brujas de Zugarramurdi (2013) and Veneciafrenia (2021).
About Álex de la Iglesia
Álex de la Iglesia was born on December 4, 1965 in Bilbao, Spain.
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 combines 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. All his films, with the notable exceptions of The Last Circus (2010) and As Luck Would Have It (2011), were written together with Jorge Guerricaechevarría. (From Wikipedia)