![]() This is might have been due to his movies being less genre specific and goofball than the melancholic shockers made by Jaume Balagueró and Alejandro Amenábar, though that doesn’t exactly explain why Nacho Vigalondo and Paco Plaza found big stateside success making similarly high-concept genre-benders. ![]() ![]() Despite being a major player, Álex de la Iglesia never really got proper credit outside of Spain, where he was and continues to be a very popular filmmaker. Unlike Italy, the country rebounded from its slump and, with the help of international critical acclaim and DVD sales, it became an enduring force in post-millennial horror. Following decades of political tyranny and strict censorship under Generalissimo Franco’s regime, Spain arrived late to the horror scene and, like Italy, its output slowed during the home video era.
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