...............

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 an immersive coming of age portrait of four children in the heartland of bachata music.

Agridulce was filmed in Cabarete, Dominican Republic at Academia de Bachata, the world’s first bachata music school. The film features teacher Martires de Leon, who as the guitarist and arranger for Romeo Santos, shaped the sound of the Billboard #1 album Utopia, and facilitated collaborations with Julio Iglesias and Prince Royce.