List of Spanish films of 1993

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A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 1993.

Contents

Films

ReleaseTitle
(Domestic title)
Cast & CrewRef.
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U
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8 The Greek Labyrinth
(El laberinto griego)
Director: Rafael Alcázar [1]
29 Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas  [ es ]Director: Jaime Chávarri [2] [3]
F
E
B
R
U
A
R
Y
5 Mutant Action
(Acción mutante)
Director: Álex de la Iglesia [4] [5]
Rosa rosae  [ es ]Director: Fernando Colomo [6] [7]
12 Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex?
(¿Por qué lo llaman amor cuando quieren decir sexo?)
Director: Manuel Gomez Pereira [8] [9]
A
P
R
I
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2 The Bilingual Lover
(El amante bilingüe)
Director: Vicente Aranda [10]
21 The Red Squirrel
(La ardilla roja)
Director: Julio Medem [11]
M
A
Y
5 The Bird of Happiness
(El pájaro de la felicidad)
Director: Pilar Miró [12]
14 Semos peligrosos (uséase Makinavaja 2)  [ es ]Director: Carlos Suárez [13] [14]
A
U
G
U
S
T
27Tocando fondoDirector: José Luis Cuerda [15] [16]
S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
R
3 Intruder
(Intruso)
Director: Vicente Aranda [17] [18]
La Lola se va a los puertos  [ es ]Director: Josefina Molina [19] [20]
10 Shadows in a Conflict
(Sombras en una batalla)
Director: Mario Camus [21]
24 Golden Balls
(Huevos de oro)
Director: Bigas Luna [22] [23]
O
C
T
O
B
E
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1 Madregilda Director: Francisco Regueiro [24] [25]
¡Dispara! Director: Carlos Saura [26] [27]
29 Kika Director: Pedro Almodóvar [28] [29]
N
O
V
E
M
B
E
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5 The Dead Mother
(La madre muerta)
Director: Juanma Bajo Ulloa [30] [31]
19 My Soul Brother
(Mi hermano del alma)
Director: Mariano Barroso [32]
D
E
C
E
M
B
E
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22 Everyone Off to Jail
(Todos a la cárcel)
Director: Luis García Berlanga [33]

Box office

The five highest-grossing Spanish films in 1993, by in-year domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: [34]

Highest-grossing films of 1993
RankTitleAdmissionsDomestic gross ()
1 Belle Époque 1,347,301625,963,230
2 Kika 864,013434,968,708
3 Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex? (¿Por qué lo llaman amor cuando quieren decir sexo?)693,121323,943,768
4 Golden Balls (Huevos de oro)419,198209,739,128
5 Mutant Action (Acción mutante)353,281160,377,575
6 Semos peligrosos (uséase Makinavaja 2)  [ es ]287,234119,896,238
7 The Bilingual Lover (El amante bilingüe)247,167113,377,848
8 Madregilda 219,932112,534,953
9 Intruder (Intruso)189,53994,247,874
10 The Red Squirrel (La ardilla roja)161,52173,482,487

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