Bitter Christmas (2026)
Amarga Navidad
You’re confusing fiction with reality.
Released 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z · 111 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, Comedy
Languages: Spanish (original), Spanish (spoken)
In 2004, advertising director Elsa Rosado faces a turbulent Christmas weekend. In 2026, filmmaker Raúl Durán turns her story into a screenplay, blurring the lines between reality, fiction, and those closest to him.
Cast
Crew
| Aday Cerujo Betancor | Art | Props |
| Agustín Almodóvar | Production | Producer |
| Alba Bello | Directing | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Alberto Asensio | Lighting | Electrician |
| Alberto Iglesias | Sound | Original Music Composer |
| Alberto Leal | Camera | BTS Footage |
| Alexandra Servat | Production | Extras Casting |
| Alfredo González | Production | Assistant Location Manager |
| Ana Belén León | Production | Assistant Location Manager |
| Ana Lucía Noguera | Directing | Third Assistant Director |
| Ana López-Puigcerver | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
| Antxón Gómez | Art | Production Design |
| Antía León Castro | Art | Art Department Trainee |
| Azarael Suárez | Lighting | Electrician |
| Bárbara Peiró | Production | Associate Producer |
| Carlota Durà | Sound | Assistant Foley Artist |
| Chela Mateo | Production | Location Assistant |
| Chema Alba | Editing | Digital Colorist |
| Covadonga R. Gamboa | Production | Post Production Coordinator |
| Cristina G. Marfil | Production | Casting Coordinator |
| César Abades | Crew | Special Effects |
| César Pardiñas | Production | Line Producer |
| Daniel Blasco Gil | Sound | Boom Operator |
| David Bienes Paz | Production | Location Manager |
| David Taranilla | Editing | Digital Colorist |
| Diego Pajuelo | Production | Associate Producer |
| Eduardo Díaz | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Eduardo García Alonso | Production | Location Manager |
| Eduardo Morales | Camera | Grip |
| Eneko Baroja | Camera | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Esteban Cedres | Art | Props |
| Esther García | Production | Executive Producer |
| Eva Leira | Production | Casting |
| Eva Salas | Costume & Make-Up | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Fernando Iglesias | Camera | Still Photographer |
| Francisco Bassi | Art | Set Designer |
| Gabriel del Boca | Art | Graphic Designer |
| Gador Camacho | Production | Production Manager |
| Gaizko Fanarraga | Camera | Additional Camera |
| Gara Bejar | Art | Property Master |
| Guillermo Orbe | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Ignacio Ramos Delgado | Editing | Assistant Editor |
| Igor Iglesias | Crew | Video Assist Operator |
| Irene Casas | Art | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Iria Cabado | Costume & Make-Up | Principal Costumer |
| Isabel Peinado | Art | Art Direction |
| Ismael Curbelo | Art | Location Scout |
| Iván Armesto | Production | Extras Casting |
| Iván Sequeira | Camera | Key Grip |
| Jaime Baselga | Camera | Grip |
| Jaime Serrat García-Loygorri | Camera | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Joaquín Machado | Camera | "B" Camera Operator |
| Jorge Martín Martell | Art | Props |
| José Luis Moya | Art | Construction Manager |
| José Luis Rodríguez | Lighting | Gaffer |
| José Manuel Pérez | Production | Assistant Location Manager |
| Juan Sánchez | Art | Graphic Designer |
| Júlia Marcos Lázaro | Directing | Third Assistant Director |
| Laia Picón | Sound | Sound Designer |
| Laura Díez | Directing | Second Assistant Director |
| Laura Imery Almario | Editing | Online Editor |
| Manolo García | Costume & Make-Up | Hairstylist |
| Manuel Calvo | Directing | First Assistant Director |
| Manuel Romero | Art | Graphic Designer |
| Marc Orts | Sound | Sound Supervisor |
| Marta Martín García | Art | Location Scout |
| Marta Monistrol | Sound | Foley Artist |
| Marta Vicente | Sound | Foley Recordist |
| Martín Sánchez Fernández | Art | Construction Coordinator |
| Mati Palmero | Crew | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Matías Puig | Lighting | Electrician |
| Miguel Arregui | Crew | Stunt Coordinator |
| Miguel Ángel Crespo | Lighting | Electrician |
| Natalia Bou | Production | Extras Casting |
| Nuria Ascanio | Sound | Sound Post Production Coordinator |
| Nuria Santos del Hierro | Costume & Make-Up | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Oihane Abrisqueta Diaz | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Pablo Buratti | Art | Storyboard Artist |
| Pablo Santa María | Art | Graphic Designer |
| Paco Delgado | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Titles
Bitter Christmas · Autofiction · Bitter Jul · Natal Amargo · Autofiktio · Amarga Navidad (spa) · Горькое Рождество (rus) · 苦涩的圣诞节 (zho) · Keserű karácsony (hun) · Bitteres Fest (deu) · Autofiktion (swe) · Πικρές γιορτές (ell) · Горчива Коледа (bul) · Bridki božič (slv) · חג מולד מר (heb) · Autofiktio (fin) · Kibedad pühad (est) · 論盡大導 (zho) · Karčios šventės (lit) · Hořké svátky (ces) · Buruk Noel (tur) · Rūgtie svētki (lav) · 비터 크리스마스 (kor) · Gorzkie święta (pol) · Autofiction (fra) · Гірке Різдво (ukr) · Natal Amargo (por)
Ratings: tmdb 6.20/10.00 (154 votes)