The Spanish film director, Pedro Almodóvar, has chosen Lanzarote as a location to film his latest film „Amarga Navidad“ (Translation- Bitter Christmas) which will premier in 2026. The film will star Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia y Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.
The plot explores how life and fiction can be intertwined, sometimes painfully so. According to the synopsis, Elsa (Bárbara Lennie) is an advertising director whose mother dies in December. She finds refuge in work, although it is more of an escape. She works non-stop and without realizing it, doesn’t allow herself the necessary time to mourn her mother’s absence. Until a panic crisis forces her to stop and have a break. Her partner, Bonifacio, is her lifeline in these moments of crisis. Elsa decides to travel to the island of Lanzarote accompanied by her friend Patricia, who also needs to get away from Madrid, while Bonifacio stays in the city. The story of these three characters, along with a few others, is narrated parallel to that of the screenwriter and film director Raúl Durán (Leonardo Sbaraglia), intertwining fiction and reality.
Almodóvar to film in Lanzarote
