Overview
- The film began its local rollout in Vigo with a press screening at Tamberlick and a public event featuring a Plaza Elíptica performance by the on-screen Rondalla Gran Sol, a photocall, and an evening showing.
- Mos launched a new Rondallas Fest tied to the film’s promotion, opening with an exhibition and continuing with a public colloquium at the Pazo de Mos plus weekend performances by 17 ensembles.
- Nationwide theatrical release is scheduled for January 1, 2026 following a festival stop at San Sebastián and the Vigo press presentation.
- Director Daniel Sánchez Arévalo developed the project after a 2017 viral video of a rondalla playing ‘Thunderstruck’, with advisor Daniel Burgos guiding the tradition’s portrayal and directing the film’s Rondalla Gran Sol made up of real rondalleiros.
- The cast includes Javier Gutiérrez, María Vázquez, Tamar Novas, Judith Fernández, Fer Fraga, Carlos Blanco, and Xosé Antonio Touriñán, with music contributions from Tanxugueiras and Mos group A Vacaloura Vermella.