‘Every day a smart one is born’the new movie Arantxa Echevarría after winning the Goya for best film for the thriller ‘La infiltrada’ it will be released in theaters next May 22, 2026 by A Contracorriente Films. The film stars Hugo Silva, Susi Sánchez, Dafne Fernández, Jaime Olías, Ginés García Millán, Diego Anido, Markos Marín, Marina Ostolaza, Sofía Otero and Javier Tolosa; with the special collaboration of Belén Rueda, Pedro Casablanc and Gonzalo de Castro. The film has a script by Echevarría herself and Patricia Campo (‘The Inner Island‘, ‘The Naked Years’) and is produced by Atresmedia Cinema and LAZONA in co-production with Lamia Producciones.
Synopsis
Toni Lomas achieved fame when she participated in a successful talent show. Now he has nowhere to drop dead. His situation changes when Malena, a love from the past, puts him in contact with Junior, the son of a rich businessman, so that he can steal a valuable painting from the family home. To carry out the coup, Toni will look for two allies: the Mari and the Gallego, forming a team in which each one pursues their own interests. ‘Every day a clever man is born‘ is an acidic and biting satire of the human condition and society of our days.
In the words of Arantxa Echevarría: “Making this film has not made me rich. In the end, if you work, you don’t have time to become a millionaire. But it has allowed me to immerse myself in the lives of the powerful and those who struggle to make ends meet. And yes, money brings happiness to a certain extent and if you think otherwise you are probably rich.
‘Every day a clever man is born’ is, for me, an analysis of human picaresque told between theft of paintings, sex, ostriches, drugs, humor and money… a lot of money.”
For Hugo Silva, who heads the cast, “‘Every day a smart guy is born’ is a satire, a story of people from the lowlife mixed with people of a very high social status, in which no character comes out morally very well. It is also an adventure film, very entertaining, in which the audience is going to have a lot of fun and have a great time.
My character, Toni Lomas, is a singer who participated in a talent show many years ago. He didn’t win it, but he became quite famous. The truth is that he is a guy with quite a bit of talent but with a very short-term mentality, and all of this has led him to live in a lumpen environment and not succeed as much as he would have liked. Still, he is a very childish and positive guy and always sees the good side of life.
Working with Arantxa has been a super nice experience. I have learned and enjoyed a lot. I think that together we have created a character that we found very funny, we have grown very fond of Toni Lomas. “It has been a fantastic experience.”
A production of Atresmedia CinemaLAZONA Producciones, LAZONA Films, LAZONA Zinema and Olarizu Films AIE in co-production with Lamia Producciones. With the participation of AtresmediaEITB and Netflix, the collaboration of the Community of Madrid and the Madrid City Council; and financing from the Government of Spain-ICAA.
About Arantxa Echevarría
Her career as a director began with the short films Panchito (2010), a tragicomedy with non-professional actors, and De noche y de siempre (2012), which was nominated for the Goya for best fiction short film. Her feature debut came in 2018 with Carmen y Lola, which after being selected in the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, received eight nominations for the Goya Awards, winning the awards for best new director and best supporting actress (Carolina Yuste).
The film toured numerous national and international festivals, receiving awards at the Toulouse Cinespaña Festival (Best Actor, Audience Award and Violette d’Or for Best Film); at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best First Feature; and the Palm Springs festival, where it won the award for best film. Since then, he has released La Familia Perfecta (2021), Chinas (2023), Politically Incorrect (2024) and La infiltrada (2024), which was awarded this year with the Goya for best film (ex aequo) among many others.
Atresmedia Cine, engine of Spanish cinema
ATRESMEDIA CINE has been one of the main engines of the Spanish film industry for 25 years. The production company of the ATRESMEDIA group was born with the aim of promoting Spanish cinema on the big screen, using the potential of ATRESMEDIA to the maximum, with its television channels and radio channels, as means of communication. ATRESMEDIA CINE has held the title of box office leader in Spanish cinema for six years in a row.
ATRESMEDIA CINE’s films cover a great diversity of film genres and audiences, signed by both established professionals and great promises in the sector. In his filmography there are critical and spectator successes such as The Minimum Island, The Kingdom, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, 3 Meters Above the Sky, the sagas Torrente and Padre no hay más que uno, and international hits such as El cuerpo and Contratiempo by Oriol Paulo. In his track record he has Goya awards for best film for La isla minima and La infiltrada, and the Oscar nomination for best animated film for Klaus. ATRESMEDIA CINE is also committed to the festival circuit as a media partner of the Malaga Festival since its inception.
In 2024 they led the Spanish cinema box office with more than 40 million euros in revenue and more than 6 million viewers. The three highest-grossing films of the year had the participation of ATRESMEDIA CINE: Padre no hay más que uno 4 by Santiago Segura, La infiltrada by Arantxa Echevarría and Buffalo Kids by Pedro Solís and Juan Jesús García Galocha. They also released hits like Casa en llamas by Dani de la Orden and La familia Benetón by Joaquín Mazón. The production company’s latest releases have also achieved great recognition, winning 5 Goya Awards, 8 Medals from the Circle of Cinematographic Writers, 6 Platinum Awards, 4 Feroz Awards, 3 Forqué Awards, 3 Gaudí Awards, 2 Awards from the Union of Actors and Actresses and an ALMA Award. In 2025 it continues to lead the Spanish cinema box office with more than 3 million accumulated viewers.
ATRESMEDIA CINE continues to strengthen its creative and production work with new projects. In 2025, the production company has released Mikaela by Daniel Calparsoro, A funeral for crazy people by Manuel Gómez Pereira, Father there is no more than one 5 by Santiago Segura, Las irresponsables by Laura Mañá, Without coverage by Mar Olid and It’s always winter by David Trueba, and will soon premiere in theaters Alibis by Martín Cuervo, Abuela tremendous by Ana Vázquez and Every day a clever one is born by Arantxa Echevarría, among others. He will also continue to play the role of the driving force of Spanish cinema, participating in more than a dozen filmings.
