A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Creating 'La Bola Negra' with Los Javis by Alex Billington November 8, 2026Source: YouTube 🎥 "In order to have
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Creating ‘La Bola Negra’ with Los Javis
by Alex Billington
November 8, 2026
Source: YouTube
🎥 “In order to have the big, harsh side of war… we must have the intimate, and the delicate side, of this impossible love.” Netflix released the film La Bola Negra in theaters already but is continuing to hype up the release (since it isn’t playing on Netflix until December). This recent video promo is a 4 minute making of featurette showing us some of the behind-the-scenes of this epic Spanish romance film. “We just imagined and dreamt about everything.” The title La Bola Negra means The Black Ball in English, a reference to an actual event and story that the film is inspired by (and tells within the story in the film as well). This film is a 2026 must watch! The triptych plot is set across the years 1932, 1937, 2017 in Spain, exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men throughout Spanish history. It also explores what it means to be gay throughout different eras, focusing on “three existences” that are connected with themes of sexuality, desire, pain, and inheritance. Starring Guitarricadelafuente as Sebastián, Carlos González as Alberto, Miguel Bernardeau as Rafael, Milo Quifes, Lola Dueñas, plus appearances from Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close (both are fabulous in this film). This powerful queer drama is deeply connected to the Spanish Civil War and the pain the nation still feels… I highly recommend catching this in theaters while it’s playing now.
Here’s the full official US trailer for Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo’s film La Bola Negra, from YouTube:
You can rewatch the full US trailer for the Javi’s La Bola Negra film right here and the full Spanish trailer.
Explores what it means to be gay within different eras, focusing on “three existences” that are connected through themes of sexuality, desire, pain, and inheritance. La bola negra tells the interconnected stories of three men in three different eras. Following three lives intimately linked by sexuality and desire, pain and inheritance, and one of Federico GarcÃa Lorca’s last, unfinished works. La Bola Negra is co-directed by Spanish actors / filmmakers Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo, of the film Holy Camp! previously, and the TV series “Paquita Salas”, “Veneno”, “The Messiah” as well. The screenplay is by Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo, & Alberto Conejero. Based on La bola negra by Federico GarcÃa Lorca & La piedra oscura by Alberto Conejero. Produced by Jorge Pezzi, Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo. This first premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival back in May playing in the Main Competition where it won the Best Director(s) prize. Movistar debuted Los Javis’ La Bola Negra film in Spanish cinemas starting September 25th, 2026. Netflix also released it in US theaters on October 16th and it will be streaming on December 2nd. Have you seen it?
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