Chueca is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de Chueca. It is known as Madrid's gay neighbourhood. Plaza de Chueca was named after Spanish composer and author

Federico Chueca Pío Estanislao Federico Chueca y Robres (5 May 1846 – 20 June 1908) was a Spanish composer of ''zarzuelas'' and author of ''La gran vía'' along with Joaquín Valverde Durán in 1886. He was one of the most prominent figures of the género c ...

. It is located in the administrative ward in the

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Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

neighbourhood of Justicia. Chueca is very lively, with many street cafes and boutique shops. ''Lonely Planet'' describes it as "extravagantly gay, lively young, and always inclusive regardless of your sexual orientation."

Places of interest

*San Antón Church, which contains the bones of Saint Valentine *Mercado de San Antón *Plaza de Chueca *Museo del Romanticismo

Art in Chueca

In the later half of the 2010s, Chueca had become a centre for gay art. The ''Festival Visible'' which takes place every year during the Gay Pride, has included works by

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, Wilhelm van Gloeden, David Hochney, Tom of Finland, Roberto González Fernández or

David Trullo David Trullo (born 1969 in Madrid) is a Spanish visual artist and Photographer, he was artist in residence in the Irish Museum of Modern Art (2002) and selected in Backlight International Triennial for Photography, Tampere, Finland (2005). The ...

. Shows such as "''De bares hacia la exposicion''" by

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in (2011) or the Illustrations : ''Chueca'' by Miguel Navia (2014) reflect through drawings and paintings the gay-neighbourhood. Chueca is a favourite set for movies.

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s’s last production: ''

Bulgarian Lovers ''Bulgarian Lovers'' (''Los novios búlgaros'') is a 2003 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia. The plot centers around Daniel, a gay aristocratic lawyer in Madrid. He is part of a group of gay Spanish men who cruise f ...

'' (2003), an adaptation of the homonymous novel by Eduardo Mendicutti, was shot in the neighbourhood, as were other films such as '' Truman'' by

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, '' Boystown'' by Juan Flahn, ''

Bear Cub ''Bear Cub'' ( es, Cachorro) is a 2004 Spanish comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Miguel Albaladejo. The plot follows a bearish gay man who ends up looking after his nephew while his sister goes away to India and in turn makes him ...

'' by Miguel Albaladejo, and '' Chef's Special'' by Nacho G. Velilla.

Notable residents

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actor

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and his partner Ariadna Gil.

References

Neighbourhoods of Madrid LGBT culture in Spain Gay villages in Spain {{madrid-geo-stub

Places of interest

Art in Chueca

Notable residents

See also

References