Confessions of a Congressman

Confessions of a Congressman (El diputado) 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. 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.