Susana Abaitua appeared with Juan Dávila on La Revuelta in Madrid to promote El último mono, directed by Joaquín Mazón and made with RTVE participation. Their conversation turned to finding privacy while living with family: with her partner and nephews under the same roof at her mother’s home, Abaitua described taking spontaneous drives and using a long wait at a hamburger restaurant as an excuse to get away. She said her mother was only then learning about the tactic.
The film’s reported premise brings gender and relationships in the digital era into its comedy. Dávila plays Alejandro, a self-styled seduction guru who bets he can win over Mariela, a feminist comedian and writer. The discussion also touched on the risks of online figures who promote misogynistic attitudes and appeal to incel communities.
The conversation also turned to the demands of filming. Dávila discussed performing nude scenes and choosing not to wear a skin-coloured thong; Abaitua praised his commitment and the trust between the actors. Yunez Chaib, a comedian associated with La Revuelta, is also in the cast. Abaitua and Dávila previously appeared together in the stage production Mucho ruido y pocas nueces.
The film’s themes sit within a wider Spanish screen field, where Abaitua has several projects. HBO Max’s Spanish press materials identify her as the lead of Infamia, a thriller produced by Evafilms and directed by Agustina Macri. The announced cast includes Jorge Bosch and Jon Olivares, with Íñigo Gastesi also attached; the series was scheduled to premiere internationally at the South International Series Festival in Cádiz before its HBO Max release.
RTVE’s Spanish-cinema listings also include Abaitua in Blanco, a film directed by Félix Viscarret about Miguel Ángel Blanco. The project features Mikel Bustamante, Eneko Sagardoy, Natalia Huarte, Carlos Scholz, Lander Otaola and Urko Olazabal, among others. It is a separate entry in her filmography from El último mono.
Abaitua’s work across comedy and drama, alongside Dávila’s move between stand-up and acting, frame the film’s focus on gender and power in the age of social media. The wider Spanish film sector receives institutional support from RTVE, while the Goya Awards remain a major annual industry event. Another film addressing public memory in Spain is a documentary examining generational memory gaps around the Miguel Ángel Blanco case.
