Capitán Araña

Capitán Araña is an independent Spanish film and television production company based in Madrid. Founded in 1998 by filmmaker and producer Nacho La Casa, it develops, produces and co-produces narrative projects, with a focus on live-action feature films and 3D CGI animation. Its work spans drama, comedy and family entertainment, including literary adaptations and international co-productions.

The company initially developed entertainment and fiction content for broadcast television, including executive production work on series for Disney Channel. It subsequently shifted its emphasis toward theatrical features while retaining capabilities across project development, scriptwriting, executive production, financing and production management. Its animation work includes managing creative direction and production pipelines alongside co-production partners.

Feature films and animation

The animated feature Ozzy arrived in 2016, co-directed by Alberto Rodríguez and Nacho La Casa and co-produced with Arcadia Motion Pictures. The film helped establish the company's international animation activity. Capitán Araña's live-action productions include Polo Menárguez's El plan, starring Antonio de la Torre and Raúl Arévalo, and Vicente Villanueva's romantic comedy Sevillanas de Brooklyn, written by Nacho La Casa and Juan R. Apolo.

Its subsequent animation projects include Superklaus, directed by Steven Majaury and Andrea Sebastiá and co-produced with partners including 3Doubles Producciones and Canada's PVP Media, and José Corral Llorente's animated adventure Norbert. These productions reflect a continuing combination of Spanish creative development and international production partnerships.

In May 2026, Capitán Araña released Un hijo, an adaptation of Alejandro Palomas's novel starring Macarena García and Hugo Silva. The film marked Nacho La Casa's solo live-action directorial debut and was distributed by Filmax.

Continuing development

As of October 2026, the company's reported slate includes the CGI animated features Flamingo Flamenco and Like!, together with Clara Santaolaya's live-action drama La vida después. Its production model brings together development, financing, creative oversight and co-production partnerships to support projects for theatrical release and subsequent television and on-demand distribution.