Confessions of a Congressman (Spanish: El diputado)[1] is a 1978 Spanish drama film co-written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia starring José Sacristán.

Nowadays, the film is a portrait of Spanish society during the so-called Transition.

Roberto Orbea is a marxist-leninist politician and closeted homosexual, as well as a member of a recently-legalised party.

Roberto likes men, and they hire Juanito to seduce the politician.

The film was a box-office hit, with close to one million admissions.