# La Bola Negra Directors Share Time With Penelope Cruz

> Los Javis directors recall how Penelope Cruz became their muse for La Bola Negra.
- Title: La Bola Negra Directors Share Time With Penelope Cruz
- Summary: Los Javis directors recall how Penelope Cruz became their muse for La Bola Negra. Penelope Cruz joined Los Javis for La Bola Negra after years of being a…
- Keywords: la bola negra, penelope cruz, los javis, javier ambrossi, javier calvo, cannes film festival, oscar, entertainment, culture, Bola, Negra, Directors
- Source: Deadline — https://deadline.com/2026/10/la-bola-negra-directors-interview-los-javis-1237165637
- Author: Baz Bamigboye
- Published: 2026-10-16T22:15:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: la bola negra, penelope cruz, los javis, javier ambrossi, javier calvo, cannes film festival, oscar, entertainment, culture
## Penelope Cruz as muse
Penelope Cruz had been a muse to Los Javis for years before they persuaded her to play a singer in La Bola Negra.
## Los Javis' Cannes success
La Bola Negra is an electrifying sensation at Cannes and now Spain's entry for best international feature film Oscar.
## Ambrossi's first impression
Ambrossi saw Cruz in Jamón Jamón, a 1992 film where she first appeared opposite her now-husband Javier Bardem.
## Key takeaway

Penelope Cruz joined Los Javis for La Bola Negra after years of being a muse, now Spain's Oscar entry.