- Kijkwijzer 16
- Geweld
- Groftaalgebruik
This film is part of Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival (ASFF) 2025. Visit the festival page for the whole program. When Chueca Dies will be introduced by director Ramón Gieling.
Chueca is the internationally known neighborhood in the center of Madrid that has been an oasis of freedom for the LGBT community since the 1990s. But for a few years now, due to the changing political climate of hate speech by politicians, the neighborhood has been under a magnifying glass by opponents. The film portrays an illustrious group of people from the neighborhood, from trans people to drag queens, from young, wed lesbians to refugees. At its center is Radio Chueca Libertaria’s radio broadcast from the legendary Berkana Bookstore, about the downfall of the neighborhood and the faltering state of the LGBT movement worldwide. In series of scenes, all the characters regularly step out of their own lives into the roles of their opponents and enemies. A politician proclaims a new, peaceful world order without heterosexuals.
Born in 1954, Ramón Gieling is a Dutch filmmaker, photographer, and painter whose career has been profoundly shaped by his enduring connection with Spain. His work is characterized by an exploration of artistic expression, memory, and transcendence—themes that often find their most compelling form in Spanish culture.