On the arid island of Fuerteventura, Miguel and his daughter Mariana struggle to move forward after his wife’s death, a loss that has set them adrift. Traditional wrestling is all they know, their way of making a place in the world. But Miguel’s body is failing him, and Mariana’s anger is pushing her to break the rules. As the championship final approaches, father and daughter find themselves on uncertain ground, searching for a way back to each other before it’s too late.
Title: La lucha
International title: Dance of the living
Gender: Fiction
Length: 92 minutes
Country of production: Spain | Colombia
Original language: Spanish
Produced by: El Viaje Films, Blond Indian Films
Production year: 2025
Release year: San Sebastián (2025)
Color: Color
Director: Jose Alayón
Script: Samuel M. Delgado, Marina Alberti
Cinematography: Mauro Herce
Editor: Emma Tusell
Sound design: Carlos E. García
Executive Producer: Marina Alberti
Interpreters: Yazmina Estupiñán, Tomasín Padrón, Inés Cano, Sara Cano, Aridany Pérez, Francisco Pérez, Marcos Galván.
San Sebastián Festival | New Directors
“Dance of the living” is a tribute to one of the few spaces of identity resistance of the archipelago. It is an expression of strength but also of kindness, competition and friendship. It is a world that goes beyond what the viewer sees and that is why we wanted to go deep with the camera into the depths of the characters, seeking to describe in image a set of feelings that cannot be expressed in words.”
Jose Alayón
Gallery
Con la financiación del Gobierno de España