Chueca is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de Chueca. It is known as Madrid's gay neighborhood. 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 ...

. It is located in the administrative ward in the central

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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." Chueca Neigborhood

Places of interest

*San Anton Church, which contains the bones of

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*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 Touko Valio Laaksonen (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991), pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist who made stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and influenced late 20th-century gay culture. He has been called the "most influential ...

, Roberto González Fernández or David Trullo. Shows such as "''De bares hacia la exposicion''" by

Daniel Garbade Daniel Garbade (born 1957) is a Swiss painter, illustrator, art director, property master, and publisher. Born in Switzerland from Swiss-Cuban origins, Garbade is the grand-nephew of Adrien Lachenal, great-grandchild of Cuban sculptor Fernando Hey ...

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.

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 ...

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, Cachorro by

Miguel Albaladejo Miguel Albaladejo ( Pilar de la Horadada, Alicante, 20 August 1966) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. Filmography as film director * '' The First Night of My Life'' (1998), made for 2000, Seen By...Norbert Creutz,Dix cinéastes de quat ...

, and

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by Nacho G. Velilla.

Notable residents

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actor

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and his partner

Ariadna Gil Ariadna Gil Giner (; born 23 January 1969) is a Spanish actress. She is known for her performances in films such as ''Belle Époque'' (for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress), ''Black Tears'' and ''Pan's Labyrinth''. Career Film dire ...

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