Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, known as Los Javis, are the most influential creative duo currently working in Spain. The two are behind the hit series “Veneno” and “Dressed in Blue,” with their thriller “La Mesías” acclaimed at the Sundance Film Festival and prized at France’s Series Mania on its way to becoming the most award-winning series in the history of their home country.
The creatives have had a hand in the careers of many burgeoning names of this Spanish golden generation, and are now about to add another major accolade to their packed mantle by screening “La Bola Negra” in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
“La Bola Negra” is an ambitious epic inspired by the work of Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca. It chronicles the intertwined lives of three men across three different eras: 1932, 1937 and 2017.
Singer Guitarricadelafuente makes his screen debut as Sebastián, a young soldier conscripted into fighting for the Fascists during the Spanish Civil War and tasked with minding Republican prisoner Rafael, played by “Elite” breakout Miguel Bernardeau. In modern days, playwright Carlos González’s Alberto receives a phone call about a mysterious inheritance left by his estranged grandfather, while the 1932 chapter gives the film its name by following the drama of a young man refused membership into a tight-knit casino due to his sexuality.
