THE WISHFUL THINKERS IS 10 YEARS OLD

 & we celebrate it with a new website!
All along we have continued making films because of that impulse

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About Us

Los Ilusos Films Imagotipo

Los ilusos films is an independent production company founded by Jonás Trueba and Javier Lafuente, based on the experience of self-producing Los ilusos (2013), filmed in the spare time of a group of friends over months, without the aid of any outside funding or public financial support, and also distributed independently inside and outside Spain.

Since then, we have continued making films, trying our best to depend only on ourselves and not so much on the industry’s rhythms and requirements. We make a “possible” cinema, we adapt to the circumstances of the moment and each film, always in the search of our scale and production design, trying to be coherent throughout the creative process  up until reaching the viewers.

Throughout all these years our films have been made thanks to the trust and motivation of a group of people who have contributed their experience and knowledge to each of the projects.

Los ilusos

Jonás Trueba_

JONÁS TRUEBA (Madrid, 1981) is the founder of Los ilusos films along with Javier Lafuente. He is the author of the films Every Song Is About Me, Miniatures, The Wishful Thinkers, The Romantic Exiles, The Reconquest, The August Virgin, Who’s Stopping Us, You Have to Come and See It and The other way around.

 

Javier Lafuente_

JAVIER LAFUENTE (Madrid, 1974) is the founder of Los ilusos films along with Jonás Trueba, and producer of the films The Wishful Thinkers, The Romantic Exiles, The Reconquest, The August Virgin, Who’s Stoping Us, You Have to Come and See It and The Girls Are Alright and The other way around.

Laura Renau_

LAURA RENAU (Madrid, 1980). She is a costume designer for film, theater, and television productions. She has been in charge of wardrobe for all of our films, and is also the art director for The Girls Are Alright. For the past few years, she has also been designing posters for our films and many other Ilusos materials, such as this website.

Marta Velasco_

MARTA VELASCO (Madrid, 1974) She is an editor for many film productions. She has been in charge of editing and coordinating post-production for all of our films.

Itsaso Arana_

ITSASO ARANA (Tafalla, 1985) She is an actress and creator. She has worked in many theater, film, and television productions, and is the lead actress in The Reconquest, The August Virgin (of which she is also co-screenwriter), and You Have to Come and See It. She has written, directed, and starred in The Girls Are Alright. The other way around is her latest film as a leading actress, co-writer and producer.

Vito Sanz_

VITO SANZ (Huesca, 1982) is an actor and creator. He has worked in numerous film, theater, and television productions. He appears in The Wishful Thinkers, The Romantic Exiles, The August Virgin, and You Have to Come and See It. The other way around is the latest film where he stars and co-writes.

Francesco Carril_

FRANCESCO CARRIL (Madrid, 1986) is an actor and creator. He works in many theatrical, film, and television productions. He appears in The Wishful Thinkers, The Romantic Exiles, The Reconquest, The August Virgin, You Have to Come and See It and The other way around.

Santiago Racaj_

SANTIAGO RACAJ (Madrid, 1966)  is a director of photography for numerous feature films and short films. The Wishful Thinkers, The Romantic Exiles, The Reconquest, The August Virgin and You Have to Come and See It, and The Other Way Around are the films he has done with us, taking care of the camera and the lighting.

Miguel Ángel Rebollo_

MIGUEL ÁNGEL REBOLLO (Madrid, 1970) is an artist and creator, and has been responsible for the art direction of many film projects. The Wishful Thinkers, The Romantic Exiles, The Reconquest, The August Virgin, You Have to Come and See It and The other way around are the films he has worked on with us.

Lorena Tudela_

LORENA TUDELA (Tarragona, 1983) is an assistant director on many film projects. She worked on the production of The Romantic Exiles and later has been an assistant director on The Reconquest, The August Virgin, Who’s Stopping Us, You Have to Come and See It and The other way around.

Isabelle Stoffel_

ISABELLE STOFFEL (Basel, 1972) is an actress and creator, working over the years between Spain, Switzerland, and Germany. She appears in Los ilusos, The romantic exiles, The August Virgin and The other way around.

Eduardo G. Castro_

EDUARDO G. CASTRO (Oviedo, 1981) is a film editor and sound mixer, designing sound post-production for all types of film and television projects. The Wishful Thinkers, The Romantic Exiles, The Reconquest, The August Virgin, Who’s Stopping Us and You Have to Come and See It are the films he has worked on with us.

Miguel Ángel Trudu_

M. Á. TRUDU (Cádiz, 1990) is a director and editor of many film projects. He has made the trailers for The Romantic Exiles, The Reconquest, The August Virgin, Who’s Stopping Us, You Have to Come and See It, The Girls are Alright and The other way around. He also appears in The other way around.

Ángeles L. Guerrero

ÁNGELES L. GUERRERO (Madrid, 1997). She is a film producer and production assistant at Los Ilusos. She has worked with us on The Girls are Alright and The other way around. 

Camino López_

CAMINO LÓPEZ (Valladolid, 1994) She is a screenwriter and playwright, has worked on fiction series, and currently works at Los Ilusos Films. She has a small role in Volveréis.

Pablo Rivas Leyva_

PABLO RIVAS LEYVA (Madrid, 1990) works in sound post-production for many film and television productions. He has been a sound editor for Who Can Stop It, and has worked as a sound post-production designer and mixer for The Girls are Alright and Volveréis.

Pablo Hoyos_

PABLO HOYOS (Madrid, 2000) es director de fotografía y videasta. Ha sido actor principal en La reconquista y Quién lo impide.

Álvaro Silva Wuth_

ÁLVARO SILVA WUTH (Santiago de Chile, 1969) is a production sound mixer on many film productions. He has been in charge of production sound for The Romantic Exiles, The Reconquest,  You Have to Come and See It and The other way around.

Mikele Urroz_

MIKELE URROZ (Tafalla, 1985) is an actress and creator. She has worked in many theater, film, and television productions. She appears in The Wishful Thinkers and The August Virgin.

Manel Aguado_

MANEL AGUADO (Valencia, 1986) es director de fotografía de muchas producciones de cine y televisión. Ha sido ayudante de cámara y foquista en Los ilusosLos exiliados románticosLa reconquista y La virgen de agosto.

Lara Blanco_

LARA BLANCO (Madrid, 1990) ha trabajado en el equipo de cámara de numerosos proyectos. Ha sido auxiliar de cámara en La reconquista y La virgen de agosto, y ayudante de cámara y foquista en Tenéis que venir a verla.

Candela Recio_

CANDELA RECIO (Madrid, 2001) es actriz, y ha trabajado desde muy joven en producciones de teatro y cine. Es actriz principal en La reconquista y Quién lo impide.

Sigfrid Monleón_

SIGFRID MONLEÓN (Valencia, 1964) es director de cine y actor. Aparece en Los ilusosLos exiliados románticosLa virgen de agosto.

Irene Escolar_

IRENE ESCOLAR (Madrid, 1988) is an actress, and has worked in many theater, film, and television productions. She appears in You have to come and see it and The girls are alright.

Pere Capotillo_

PERE CAPOTILLO (Salou, 1990) trabaja en la producción de numerosas proyectos de cine y televisión. Ha sido ayudante de producción en La reconquistaLa virgen de agosto, y jefe de producción en Tenéis que venir a verla.

Pablo Gavira_

PABLO GAVIRA (Madrid, 2001) es músico y cantante. Aparece en La reconquista y Quién lo impide.

Claudia Navarro_

CLAUDIA NAVARRO (Madrid, 2001) es socióloga. Aparece en La reconquista y Quién lo impide.

Aura Garrido_

AURA GARRIDO (Madrid, 1989) is an actress, and works in numerous film, television, and theater productions. She appears in The Wishful Thinkers and The Reconquest.

Silvio Aguilar_

SILVIO AGUILAR (El Oro, Ecuador, 1998) es desarrollador de software y técnico de sonido para diferentes proyectos. Aparece en Quién lo impide.

Rafael Berrio_

RAFAEL BERRIO (San Sebastián, 1963-2020) fue un músico, cantante y compositor, autor de grandes discos y canciones. Participó e inspiró con su música y su presencia las películas La reconquista Quién lo impide.

Luis Miguel Madrid_

LUIS MIGUEL MADRID (Madrid, 1960-2020) fue poeta, dramaturgo, crítico literario, activista cultural y fundador del María Pandora, lugar de peregrinaje iluso. Aparece en Los ilusos y La virgen de agosto.   

Mauro Maroto_

MAURO MAROTO (Madrid, 1980) es colorista. Se ha encargado del etalonaje de La reconquistaLa virgen de agostoQuién lo impide, Tenéis que venir a verla y Volveréis.

Renata Antonante · Luciana Asis · Gonzalo Ballester · Andrea Barrio · Esther Bayonne · Aaron Bergantiños · Cecilia Casares · Olka Czirko · Yael Fernández-Maquiera · Luis Fernández Turbica · Esther Gª Bayón · Diana Gª Jimena · Rita Gomes Faria · Abel Hernández · Miren Iza · Laura Juárez · Masssoumeh Lahidji · Noemí Lallave · Ramiro Ledo · Bárbara Lennie · Raquel Martín · Andrei Mazga · Soleá Morente · Haridian Nóbrega · Alberto Sedano · Daryana Orbegozo · Daniel Ocanto · Luis Parés · Irene Pedrosa · Ana Pozo Rivas · Javier Rebollo · Álvaro Remón · Diego Saniz · Engel Serón · Carla Silván · Bénédicte Thomas · Álvaro Tortajada · Oriol Vila · Amanda Villavieja

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Shop

At this little shop you will find our posters, DVD/Blu-Ray, or developing projects to support their production.

As we like to do things in a big way or not to do them at all, we offer prints of our posters through Negro Mate Ediciones, a high-quality and permanent Fine Art digital artistic printing studio, where we merge artisan treatment with technical advances in digital printing.

On demand Editions in Fine Art papers with Epson UltraChrome HDX inks, with a durability guarantee of up to 100 years, depending on the exposure conditions, tested by the independent institutes Wilhelm and LNE.

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