Cool Books (2026)
Casi todo bien
Reading books doesn't make you a better person
Hilario is a frustrated 40-year-old writer, trapped between nostalgia for classic literature and cynicism about the contemporary publishing world. While his novel is rejected by all Spanish publishers, he makes a living selling books at the bookstore La Ménsula and teaching an online writing workshop for older ladies, although his caustic attitude and disdain for sentimental stories only serve to alienate them.
- Date of release
- 2026-04-22
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Andrés Salmoyraghi, Rafael López Saubidet
Casting
- Marcel Borràs — Hilario
- Silma López — Carolina
- Lorenzo Ferro — Pabli
- Julián Villagrán — Toni
- Adelfa Calvo — Andrea
- Secun de la Rosa — Hugo Valmayor
- Viti Suárez — Puerta ‘El Bestial’
- Rita Rodríguez — Merche
- Anya Rudenko — Oxana
- Unai Manchado — Jon
- Ascen López — Rosa
- León Molina — Tito
Interesting facts
Cool Books is a 2026 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Andrés Salmoyraghi and Rafael López Saubidet and written by López Saubidet and Ricardo Uhagón Vivas. It stars Marcel Borràs and Silma López alongside Lorenzo Ferro, Julián Villagrán, Secun de la Rosa, and Adelfa Calvo.
Production
The filmmakers billed their film as a "love letter to books" as well as a late "coming-of-age". Cool Books is a Cool Books Movies, Bondi Stories, Emedia Canary Projects and AF Canary Islands production.
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