Acting

Álex Angulo

Born 1953-04-12 · Erandio, Vizcaya, Spain

Alejandro Angulo León (April 12, 1953–July 20, 2014) was a Spanish Basque actor who performed in over sixty films during his career, spanning more than thirty years.

Acting credits

Pan's Labyrinth poster
7.8

In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.

Pan's Labyrinth

2006

The Day of the Beast poster
7.2

When a rogue priest discovers the exact date the Antichrist will be born, he enlists a Death Metal record store clerk and a cheesy TV psychic for an urban spree of gore, sacrilege and twisted humor to prevent the Apocalypse.

The Day of the Beast

1995

Live Flesh poster
7.0

When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!

Live Flesh

1997

The Backwoods poster
5.4

An English couple's holiday in Spain is interrupted when they discover a girl imprisoned in a cabin.

The Backwoods

2006

Sálvate si puedes poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sálvate si puedes

1994

No artwork available
5.7

An extremely patient man shares a sleeping car on a overnight express train with a complete hypochondriac. Anxious for his berth mate to reveal any habits which might disturb his delicate sleep, the neurotic man subjects the other to an absurd interrogation.

Night Express

2003

Hi, Are You Alone? poster
5.3

Nina is a 20 years old girl from Valladolid who lives with her divorced father, an autoritarian and conservative man. Trini is of the same age and has lost her mother. For both Valladolid and their families have nothing to offer and therefore they go on a risky voyage to the Costa del Sol at the south of Spain.

Hi, Are You Alone?

1995

Hidden Away poster
7.4

At the age of 14 the world around you changes at a dizzying speed. But what if actually it's you that changing? What if these changes take you away from what up until now, has been your world? Ibrahim and Rafa are going to suffer these changes for themselves, experiencing first love in a way they never could have imagined. And having to keep it Hidden away.

Hidden Away

2014

Imago Mortis poster
4.5

They say that in 1600s, long before the invention of photography, a scientist named Fumagalli, was obsessed with the idea of reproducing images. He discovered that by killing a victim and removing his eyeballs it was possible to reproduce on paper the last image imprinted on the person's retina. He named such tecnique "Thanatography". Today, the same kind of gruesome ritual and abominable crimes r

Imago Mortis

2009

Mutant Action poster
6.3

Waging war against all things glamorous and beautiful, crippled terrorists Acción Mutante plot a series of attacks on society's elite, and attempt the kidnapping of a wealthy socialite at her elaborate wedding reception.

Mutant Action

1993

La princesa de Éboli poster
5.5

Ana de Mendoza y de Silva, Princess of Éboli, is accused of treason and imprisoned in 16th Century Spain.

La princesa de Éboli

2010

Namnala poster
5.5

Jose is an obsolete man who owns an obsolete business. His store, a technical reparation center that made him feel alive when he was young, it is going to close very soon. One of his last work days, Jose receives the visit of a strange customer.

Namnala

2014

Brain Drain poster
5.2

Emilio, a shy, not too brilliant pupil at a humble local secondary school, has always harboured a secret love for Natalia, the cutest, brightest girl in the class. On the last day of the school year, when he finally decides to declare his love, Natalia is awarded a scholarship to study Medicine at Oxford. It would seem that all is lost for Emilio, but his drop-out school-pals are not ready to throw in the towel. After faking qualifications and scholarships, this band of brainless nuts land in Oxford, causing havoc in the normally peaceful campus existence.

Brain Drain

2009

Dying of Laughter poster
6.4

Nino and Bruno are two comedians who reach the heights of success with their duo act, turning them into huge TV celebrities. However, the hate between them grows fast, as much as their fame.

Dying of Laughter

1999

No artwork available
3.0

A child wants one of those planes that can fly to the top of the Himalayas. A puppet wishes to go away with a dancer, together, far away. The train is about to leave ... Only the puppet master knows that, sometimes, you must learn to live without things that you love.

Tristan Boj's Hollow

2008

Isi/Disi - Amor a lo bestia poster
4.8

Will love compromise one man's devotion to heavy rock? That's the all-important question behind this broad comedy from Spain. Isi (Santiago Segura) and Disi (Florentino Fernandez) are two best friends who live in a lower middle-class neighborhood near Madrid. Isi and Disi aren't especially bright, but their devotion to heavy metal is complete and unquestioned, and they wouldn't be caught dead listening to a lame pop singer like, say , Joaquin Sabina. However, one day Isi sees Vane (Jaydy Michel), a beautiful girl who attends a nearby college, and immediately falls head over heels in love.

Isi/Disi - Amor a lo bestia

2004

Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang poster
5.9

Mischevious twins Zip and Zap are placed in Esperanza, a school where games are prohibited. There, they found the Club of Marble, a resistance to challenge authority. Thanks to intelligence, courage, and unwavering faith in friendship, Zip, Zap and the club will discover a mysterious secret hidden deep in the school and live the most exciting adventure of their lives.

Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang

2013

Grandes ocasiones poster
5.7

Antonio, a television scriptwriter, decides to separate from Ana, his wife, with whom he has three children in common.

Grandes ocasiones

1998

My Mother Likes Women poster
5.9

Sofia introduces her three adult daughters to her new lover who is their age and happens to be a woman. The women, in particular Elvira find it extremely difficult to accept their mothers sudden apparent sexual reversal. The news pushes the neurotic Elvira to the point of nervous breakdown. Sol, the youngest daughter, writes a lude rock song about it and performs in front of them at a concert. The daughters plot together on how to get their mothers new girlfriend, a native Czech, and brilliant pianist, out of her life. Their plot goes terribly wrong and turns the film from a light-hearted comedy, into mildly amusing drama.

My Mother Likes Women

2002

Área de descanso poster
NR

Road movie in which a woman helps the Polish driver of a tourist bus waiting at the foot of the road, next to your disabled vehicle arrival of a replacement. Will hellish 14 days in which to find a stowaway who was traveling in the bus, and will meet truckers and law enforcement.

Área de descanso

2012

Muerto de amor poster
9.0

A middle-aged widower, who lives surrounded by memories of his marriage, receives a letter from the City Council informing him that his wife's remains are going to be moved to the communal ossuary.

Muerto de amor

1996

Compassionate Sex poster
5.6

Dolores is a mature and kind woman whose husband abandons her because he can't stand her uncanny generosity. Desperate to get her husband back, she devotes her life to works of charity, which is to go to bed with the other men of the town. Dolores, now "Lolita", becomes so famous that all men seek out her help now. It is through her compassionate sex that she brings back the colour and the happiness to a town that was immersed in sadness. Written by HoMordomo.

Compassionate Sex

2000

Chrysalis poster
6.8

Interwoven emotions and struggles of three women of different generations aiming to build the lives they desire, their own future, love and dreams. All of them lose the love of their lives and they will have to pursue their happiness and fight for their dignity in a dark and hostile word.

Chrysalis

2011

Otros días vendrán poster
6.8

Alicia (Cecilia Roth) is a school teacher in his forties who begins a relationship online with Zaz (Nacho Aldeguer), 17. When the affair begins to leak, the story takes a turn of 180 degrees. At that time Zaz's father (Antonio Resines) will take the center of the stage

Otros días vendrán

2005