The family comedy 'La familia Benetón +2', directed by Joaquín Mazón, directed by Joaquín Mazón, was presented at the 29th Festival de Málaga to close the Official Out-of-Competition Section, just as the first part did two editions ago. The film will premiere in theatres on 17 April.
 
Following the screening, the team appeared before the media at a press conference attended by the director, Joaquín Mazón, the lead actors Leo Harlem and El Langui, the screenwriter Curro Velázquez, and the producers Álvaro Ariza, María Luisa Gutiérrez, and Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano.
 
The film follows the adventures of Toni (played by Leo Harlem), a man who has become an unconventional father after taking in several children from very different backgrounds. In this new instalment, family life is once again put to the test with new additions and challenges that lead the characters to face situations that are as chaotic as they are endearing. With humour and a tone accessible to all audiences, the film focuses on a story of growth, coexistence, and family values, maintaining the comedic spirit that characterised the first film.
 
During the press conference, director Joaquín Mazón acknowledged that for the team, closing the festival has become “almost an obsession,” something that makes him “very happy,” and he thanked the producers for their confidence in the continuation of the project. He also highlighted the complexity of working with a child cast, explaining that they rehearsed extensively and that filming was planned starting from the master shot, “like in the old days: rehearse a lot and shoot little,” aiming for everything to feel natural and precise.
 
For his part, Leo Harlem stressed that the film “goes from strength to strength,” not because it's a continuation of the first film, but because of the change it represents compared to the original. According to the actor, it's “a different film, with a different way of working,” in which the entire team was highly involved. He also championed the value of family films, which allow many children to enter a movie theater for the first time, thus initiating an early relationship with the cinematic experience.
 
Producer María Luisa Gutiérrez explained that the project's intention was to reflect situations “like real life,” creating a cinematic space where the audience can laugh without pretension, but also find relatable values. She also noted that filming involved complex logistics, with months of difficulties managing visas, travel, and everything related to filming part of the story in Africa.
 
Similarly, producer Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano pointed out that this type of family film has resonated best with audiences since the pandemic, attracting young people and children to theatres and building a loyal following. With this second instalment, he added, the goal was to "take things a step further" with a formula that works, striving to make each new film more innovative and adaptable to evolving audiences.
 
Finally, screenwriter Curro Velázquez stated that he is very open to the possibility of a third film and highlighted the role of the Festival de Málaga as a space where he has always felt comfortable, given its openness to films with a commercial appeal understood as "giving visibility to good entertainment."