The new film The Beast, directed by Salvador Calvo (Adú), premieres in Spain this Friday, February 6, 2026, with a cast led by Carlos Cuevas (Merlí), Miguel Bernardeau (Élite), and Miguel Ángel Silvestre (Velvet). Inspired by real events, it tells the story of a group of pioneers of wingsuit BASE jumping in Spain, united by their passion for this extreme sport and by the deep camaraderie that arises among them.
Based on the lives of jumpers like Carlos Suárez and his teammates,La fiera explores not only the thrill of jumping from enormous heights, but also the pain that accompanies those who have lost loved ones in these practices. Suárez's death during a jump from a hot air balloon — an accident that occurred while part of the film was being shot and that deeply affected the team — has infused a particularly respectful and human treatment to the story. Both Bernardeau, who plays Armando del Rey (the last living member of the protagonist trio), and Cuevas and Silvestre have highlighted the importance of faithfully and sensitively reflecting the lives and motivations of these people.
The film addresses universal themes such as friendship, the freedom to choose a lifestyle against the expectations of others, and the moral dilemma of dedicating one's life to a passion that carries inherent risks. In addition to the physical and visual component of extreme sports, La fiera raises a deep ethical and emotional debate. "One of the big questions of the film is whether we are free with our time and our decisions when we have people in our care," reflects Carlos Cuevas, who emphasizes this practice based on "individual decisions," but whose consequences "have something collective without which it cannot be understood." In the same vein, Miguel Bernardeau points out that the conflict changes depending on each person's personal circumstances: "It's not the same to have children as not to have them, or to have a partner. The interesting thing is in the agreements that each person makes with their close ones." A tension that Miguel Ángel Silvestre summarizes as the clash between "doing what my body really asks of me or doing what others need me to do," and which runs through the entire film as a reflection on freedom, responsibility, and bondsThrough spectacular sequences and a narrative focused on the human connection between the protagonists, *La fiera* aims to convey to the audience the emotional intensity of those who have embraced the boundary between life and death and the strength of the bonds that sustain them