‘La Bola Negra’ Directing Duo Los Javis Reveal How Spanish Sensation Became “The Journey Of Our Lives”

Penélope Cruz had been a muse to Los Javis — the moniker for Spanish filmmakers Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo — for years before they met for lunch to persuade her to play a singer (more a force of nature, really) in La Bola Negra, an electrifying sensation at Cannes that’s now Spain’s entry for…