''Bulgarian Lovers'' (''Los novios búlgaros'') is a 2003 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by

Eloy de la Iglesia Eloy de la Iglesia (1 January 1944 – 23 March 2006) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. De la Iglesia was an outspoken gay socialist filmmaker who is relatively unknown outside Spain despite a prolific and successful career in his ...

. The plot centers around Daniel, a gay aristocratic lawyer in Madrid. He is part of a group of gay Spanish men who cruise for sex, which is treated as a form of domination. Daniel forms a relationship with an attractive Bulgarian expatriate, Kyril, for whom he makes extraordinary efforts, such as forging papers and smuggling uranium. Daniel and his wealth are contrasted with Kyril and his good looks, as the film explores the connections between wealth, power, and sex.

Cast

Fernando Guillén Cuervo Fernando Guillén Cuervo (born March 11, 1963) is a Spanish actor, film director and scriptwriter. Biography Born on March 11, 1963 in Barcelona in a family of thespians to father Fernando Guillén and mother Gemma Cuervo. Cayetana (also an a ...

- Daniel * Dritan Biba - Kyril *

Pepón Nieto José Antonio Nieto Sánchez, known professionally as Pepón Nieto (born 20 January 1967) is a Spanish actor. He started his acting career in a 1993 episode of the Antena 3 TV series '' Farmacia de Guardia''. He has appeared in other TV series ...

- Gildo * Roger Pera - Lawyer * Anita Sinkovic - Kalina

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* 2003 drama films 2003 films Spanish LGBT-related films Gay-related films Films shot in Bulgaria Films directed by Eloy de la Iglesia 2000s Spanish films {{2000s-Spain-film-stub