# 10 Huelva Festival Standouts From ‘La Bola Negra’ to a Vibrant ‘Funk’ Musical and the Latest from ‘Dive’ Director Lucía Puenzo

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- Published: 2026-11-13T20:45:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T21:37:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/huelva-festival-standouts-la-bola-negra-funk-lucia-puenzo-1236947244/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Huelva’s festival spotlights Spanish and Latin American films.
- “La Bola Negra” is among the major titles.
- The programme spans fiction, documentaries and a musical.

## Summary

Huelva’s 52nd Ibero-American Film Festival is showcasing films that reflect the range of contemporary Spanish and Latin American cinema, from Cannes titles to regional documentaries and debut features. Its 12-film main competition highlights directors whose work combines distinctive styles with social concerns.

Among the standouts are Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s LGBTQ+ film “La Bola Negra”, Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beloved” and “After Elena”, in which Alfredo Castro plays a grieving widower in a dark comedy. The programme also includes a documentary portrait of Spanish politician Julio Anguita, Locarno winner “The Riverbank”, a funk musical and a new film from “Dive” director Lucía Puenzo.

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