Additional Captures

Director: Felix Rotaeta

"Delirios de amor" was a Spanish television series, and Antonio starred in one episode. It is astonishing to North Americans because Antonio's episode is primarily about sex -- gay sex -- and the plot and character development seem to be entirely secondary to the sex scenes, which are quite explicit. In this television show Antonio portrays a young gay police officer who is assigned to get information about a wealthy criminal so he can be charged with offenses. Antonio attends a party at the man's s house deliberately looking gorgeous in a black shirt and white jacket. Needless to say, the criminal soon spots him, seduces him, and the two become lovers. What's a young cop in love to do? He writes his report but agonizes about submitting it. Instead, he shows it to his lover and the two plan their escape not aware that the criminal's house has been bugged by the police who don't seem to trust their young colleague. Or is this their way of getting rid of a criminal and a corrupt (and gay) cop at the same time? As they seal their love with a kiss, police cars pull up to the house.

This is a very steamy little television show. And it seems that the show is simply an excuse to show Antonio nude (full frontal), deep kissing a man, in bed having lusty sex with him, and wearing tight leather pants. According to Sharon C. the concept of a family viewing hour is unknown in Spain, and even "Law of Desire" is shown (uncut) in the early evening. We shouldn't expect to ever see "Delirios de amor" on television here.

From Paulo in Spain:
"Delirios de amor" was a TV show produced by Luis Eduardo Aute, a politically-commited singer that was pretty popular here during the 70s, especially between the most leftist circles; in the last years he has started also a film production company, and has produced, among others, an arthouse film called "The quince tree sun", by the spanish filmmaker Victor Erice, that was shown in Cannes some years ago (Erice is considered in Spain as one of the best film directors, although he has directed only 3 films in 25 years). As far as I know, this TV show didn't have any common plotline or characters; it was just a bunch of independent stories with the common subject of love (especially the most "mad" and uncommon variations of love). They were directed by some of the best-known Spanish filmmakers of that time, and also had some well-known actors (Antonio among them).

From what I remember, this TV show wasn't exactly a big audience success, despite which the Spanish TV ordered some new episodes two years later (around 1987-1988). One of them was directed by Ivan Zulueta, a Spanish cult filmmaker that has made some rather disturbing and weird (but really good) movies, and who had some serious problems with drugs in that time; that episode was his first work in almost ten years. "Fotogramas" published a small review about this episode in their October 1988 issue recommending it; that review is about the only reference of some length that I've found about "Delirios de amor" in the magazine.