Alberto Conejero

Plus, for the first time ever, Netflix is disclosing box office numbers and La Bola Negra is a financial success that stands out as a sweeping, ambitious, queer, historical epic.

The film was inspired by the unfinished work of Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca of the same name in Alberto Conejero's play La Piedra Oscura.

The film has won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival for Los Javis, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi, who apparently were dating and ended their 13-year romantic relationship while directing the film, but continue as collaborators.

La Bola Negra marks the acting debut for Spanish musician Guitarrica de la Fuente and features an amazing ensemble cast with special appearances by Penelope Cruz and Glenn Close in this intertwining multi-era storyline about the impacts of blackballing people for their sexuality during the Spanish Civil War and the ripple effects into modern day life.

[upbeat music] So La Bola Negra explores what it means to be gay throughout different eras, focusing on three existences that are connected through themes of sexuality, desire, pain, and inheritance.

It is written and directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, inspired by the unfinished work of legendary Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca and Alberto Conejero's acclaimed play, La Piedra Oscura.

Now, please excuse all of the pronunciations before and moving forward.

I'm gonna share who stars in the film.

Uh, we have a producer, uh, the producer from, um, Ganas de Vivir, who, um, who is, is gonna tell us a little bit about the production in the films.

And to finish, we have Alberto Conejero, who is the screenwriter, um, that has participated in the film, uh, La Bola Negra.

Mm-hmm.

Amazing.

Uh, we have a producer, uh, the producer from, um, Ganas de vivir who, um, who is, is gonna tell us a little bit about the production in the films.

And to finish we have Alberto Conejero who is the screenwriter, um, that has participated in the film, uh, La bola negra.

Mm-hmm.

Amazing.