Confessions of a Congressman explained

Native Name:	Nolink: yes
Director:	Eloy de la Iglesia
Cinematography:	Antonio Cuevas
Editing:	Julio Peña
Distributor:	Universal Films Española
Runtime:	107 minutes
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish

Confessions of a Congressman (Spanish; Castilian: '''El diputado'''|links=no) is a 1978 Spanish drama film co-written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia starring José Sacristán.

Nowadays, the film is a portrait of Spanish society during the so-called Transition.

Plot

Madrid. Roberto Orbea is a marxist-leninist politician and closeted homosexual, as well as a member of a recently-legalised party.^{[1] [2]} He is married to Carmen, 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 men, and they hire Juanito to seduce the politician. They fall in love.

Release

The film was a box-office hit, with close to one million admissions.

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1978

Notes and References

1. Book: Tahmassian, Lena. 94. Eloy de la Iglesia's El diputado (1978). On the Margins of Spanish Democracy. 2021. Bucknell University Press. Lewisburg. Andrés. Lema-Hincapié. Conxita. Domènech. 9781684482467. Indiscreet fantasies: Iberian queer cinema.
2. Sobre la Transición y el armario: El diputado. Centro Virtual Cervantes. 9 March 2015. Rinconete. Alberto. Berzosa. 1885-5008.