‘La Bola Negra’ Star Guitarricadelafuente, Directors Los Javis on Making the ‘Gayest, Biggest War Movie Ever’ and How ‘Their Way of Telling Stories Was a Gift From Heaven’

Nov 10, 2026 9:30am PT ‘La Bola Negra’ Star Guitarricadelafuente, Directors Los Javis on Making the ‘Gayest, Biggest War Movie Ever’ and How ‘Their Way of Telling Stories Was a Gift From Heaven’

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“La Bola Negra” has been taking the world by storm, with a star-making turn from first-time actor Guitarricadelafuente in the queer Spanish epic from directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (known as Los Javis).

The trio attended the Miami Film Festival, where Guitarricadelafuente was presented with the Virtuoso Award, while Los Javis received the Visionary Director Award.

The director duo and star also participated in a Q&A on Nov. 4 with Variety co-president and co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh. Variety moderated this conversation in partnership with Miami Film Festival, as Los Javis and Guitarricadelafuente reflected on making “La Bola Negra.”

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