Who is Guitarricadelafuente, the singer who will star in the new Los Javis film alongside Penélope Cruz?

Singer-songwriter Guitarricadelafuente , one of the most unique voices on the Spanish music scene, will make the leap to the big screen in 2026 as one of the stars of La bola negra , the eagerly awaited new film by Los Javis , Javier Ambrossi, and Javier Calvo, which will also feature Penélope Cruz in the cast. The news was announced during the Cannes Film Festival, where the cast of this original Movistar Plus+ production was revealed.

Álvaro Lafuente Calvo, known artistically as Guitarricadelafuente, became known on social media shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, with homemade versions and his own style that has made him a benchmark in independent music .

His popularity rose with songs like "Guantanamera" and the collaboration "Nana triste" with Natalia Lacunza , racking up tens of millions of views on digital platforms. Now, at 27, he's taking on his first major film role, having appeared in the comedy "El Casoplón ." The announcement comes just days after the artist released his second studio album , "Spanish Leather ."

The Black Ball , based on one of Federico García Lorca 's unfinished texts and Alberto Conejero's play The Dark Stone , will be the first feature film from Suma Content Films. It will narrate the interconnected lives of three men in three different eras. Three existences intimately linked by sexuality and desire, pain and inheritance . Filming will begin in August and will travel to different locations in Spain and Europe. In addition to Guitarricadelafuente and Cruz, the cast includes Miguel Bernardeau , Carlos González, and Lola Dueñas.

The film will hit theaters in 2026 before its premiere on Movistar Plus+, with international participation from Le Pacte and Goodfellas. This alliance, coupled with the previous success of La Mesías , reinforces Los Javis' position as a benchmark in contemporary auteur cinema. The addition of Guitarricadelafuente to the cast as an actor, with hardly any prior experience, represents a new step in the transversal and artistic vision of the creators, who have entrusted other singers such as Amaia Romero and Martin Urrutia as performers in other of their productions.