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Agridulce (Bittersweet), the latest documentary from Frank Pavich (Jodorowsky’s Dune, Cannes 2013), will be making its world premiere at SXSW in March 2026. The film is a moving documentary portrait of four children in the heartland of bachata.

Agridulce was filmed on location in the Dominican Republic at Academia de Bachata, the world’s first bachata music school. The film features teacher Martires de Leon, who is the lead arranger for Romeo Santos, shaping the sound of albums like Utopia and facilitating collaborations with Bad Bunny, Justin Timberlake, Rosalía, Karol G, and Julio Iglesias.