Juan José Ballesta’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Juan José Ballesta has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Recurring themes
El Bola is a 12-year-old boy raised in a violent and sordid environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he avoids becoming close to classmates. The arrival of a new boy at school changes his attitude towards his classmates and friendship.
Dir. Achero Mañas · With Juan José Ballesta, Pablo Galán, Manuel Morón

Loosely inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, explore the figure of the so-called anarchist 'Robin Hood,' who ran a legendary counterfeiting operation in Paris that put him in the crosshairs of America's largest bank, when he managed to obtain a huge amount of money by forging traveler's checks to invest in causes he believed in.
Dir. Javier Ruiz Caldera · With Juan José Ballesta, Miki Esparbé, Luis Callejo
It is summertime in a blue-collar, marginal district of a city in the South of Spain. Tano, a teenager currently serving a sentence in a juvenile reform center, is given a 48-hour leave to attend his brother’s wedding.
Dir. Alberto Rodríguez · With Juan José Ballesta, Jesús Carroza, Vicente Romero Sánchez
Spanish soldiers battle indigenous tribes and their own brutal natures as they search for a legendary city built of gold.
Dir. Agustín Díaz Yanes · With Raúl Arévalo, Bárbara Lennie, Óscar Jaenada