Cool Books

2026 · 87 min · Comedy, Drama

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.

Directors: Andrés Salmoyraghi, Rafael López Saubidet
Writers: Andrés Salmoyraghi, Rafael López Saubidet, Ricardo Uhagon Vivas
Released: April 22, 2026
Language: Spanish

Cast

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

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