Directors of "La Bola Negra" Los Javis and Star Guitarricadelafuente to receive awards at the Miami Film Festival Jewels

Variety will present the Virtuoso award to Guitarricadelafuente and Xavier Calvo and Xavier Ambrosi (known as Los Javis) with the Dream Director award at the Miami Film Festival Jewels, on Wednesday, November 4, in Miami. The event will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Wolfson Theater. Guitarricadelafuente will be honored for his performance in Failure […]

Variety will present the Virtuoso Award to Guitarricadelafuente and Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi (a.k.a. Los Javis) the Visionary Director Award at the Miami Dade College Film Festival Gems in Miami on Wednesday, November 4. The event will be held at 7:00 pm in Wolfson Hall.

Guitarricadelafuente will be honored for his role in the new Netflix movie "La Bola Negra." The film's directors, Calvo and Ambrosi, are credited for their visionary work on the film, which is set to open in select theaters on October 16 before premiering on Netflix on December 2. The 13th annual Miami Jewels Film Festival is scheduled for October 29th through November 5th, and will continue this year's tradition of celebrating the very best in films. Markus Schleinzer's related stories about Sandra Hüller, star of his Austrian Oscar "Rose" and Berlin Best Actress winner: "She's the Queen" "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed" has been renewed for a 2nd season on Apple TV.

Guitarricadelafuente, Calvo and Ambrossi will participate in a Q&A about their work with Ramin Sotoudeh, president and co-editor of Variety. Popular in Variety

"From the moment I saw 'Labula Negra' at Cannes - where it received a 20-minute standing ovation - I knew it was a monumental work of art," Sotoudeh said. "We are thrilled to honor Guitarricadelafuente for his stellar performance as the heartbroken soldier Sebastian, as well as his brilliant team of Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi. The directors behind the film."

Starting out as a musician, Barcelona-based Guitarricadelafuente has released two albums, 'La Cantera' in 2022 and 'Spanish Leather' in 2025, and has been nominated for two Latin Grammy Awards. He makes his acting debut as Sebastian in La Bulla Negra. Guitarricadelafuente's original song featured in the film, "La Nieve," is now available for streaming.

Calvo and Ambrosi directed, wrote and produced "La Bola Negra" and previously produced the series "Veneno" and "La Mesías". They won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the film won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Audience Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

"Miami has always been a champion of Spanish cinema and a home for bold sounds, and few artists embody fire and fearlessness like Los Javis and Guitarricadelafuente," said Director of Programming Lauren Cohen. “Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrosi have a unique talent for telling intimate and emotional stories on a grand scale, and Guitarricadelafuente brings soulful magnetism to both the music and his film debut. We are delighted to bring them together for a conversation with our audience and to honor them at Gems."