Biographie: ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born December 4, 1965) is a Spanish film director. Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status thanks to their weird sense of humour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Álex de la Iglesia Mendoza  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.