Kiko Martínez

Kiko Martínez, man, that guy’s left his fingerprints all over some seriously wild Spanish cinema. If you’re into movies that don’t just sit quietly in the background, you’ve probably stumbled onto his work without even knowing it. Let’s start with “Perfectos desconocidos” (2017)—oh boy, that film goes straight for your nerves. One dinner party, a bunch of friends, and a sneaky little game where everyone drops their phones on the table and promises to share every call and message out loud. What could go wrong, right? Turns out, uh, everything. Secrets blow up, relationships get messy, and you’ll probably side-eye your own friends for a while after. Then there’s “El Bar” (2017). Talk about claustrophobia. This movie traps a random bunch of people in a Madrid café after someone gets shot right outside. Suddenly, nobody trusts anybody, paranoia runs wild, and it’s basically a pressure cooker of suspicion and desperation. If you’re into stories that crank the tension up to eleven, this one’s a ride. Martínez pumps that feeling of “what would I do?” straight into your veins. Don’t even get me started on “Musarañas” (2014)—a seriously twisted little psychological horror flick. Set in post-war Madrid, it follows two sisters locked away in their apartment, and let’s just say, the line between love and obsession gets seriously blurry. Martínez knows how to pick projects that burrow under your skin and stay there. If you’re into cinema that isn’t afraid to get uncomfortable, his filmography’s a goldmine.