The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2

Santa, Sweat & Spanish Shenanigans: The Real-Life Gossip Behind The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2

The sequel might be about saving Christmas, but behind the scenes it was all about saving face, dodging scandals, and surviving one very committed Santa. From glitter-related suffering to teen crush hysteria, here’s the real-world tea around The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2 (aka La Navidad en sus manos 2).

On-Set Drama: Hot Santa & Grumpy Glitter

• The sequel was shot in Madrid between late 2024 and early 2025, and rumor has it the set was… warm. Very warm. Multiple Spanish pieces celebrating how the film later smashed the Netflix charts mention the intense, effects-heavy production, with Santiago Segura once again buried under a full Santa suit and beard for long days on set . Fans on social media have joked that he looked “one nap away from heatstroke” in some behind-the-scenes stills, and Segura himself admitted on Instagram how much he “loved” getting back into the Santa getup —which sounds polite-code for “this costume nearly killed me.”
• Producers hyped up “mucho trabajo detrás y mucho talento volcado” (“a lot of work behind it and a lot of talent poured into it”) to make the second film bigger and crazier than the first . Translation: many exhausted elves, a lot of fake snow, and at least a few frazzled assistant directors trying to wrangle Santa, a teen lead, and a ton of child extras.

Cast Feuds & Comedy Ego… Or Just Good TV?

• Spanish media loved pairing Santiago Segura and Ernesto Sevilla on the promo circuit. Their appearance on prime-time show El Hormiguero to plug the movie was framed as two comedy heavyweights crashing the set together . Clips of the interview sparked fan chatter: some viewers claimed Sevilla looked slightly over it while Segura hijacked most of the questions to tease his next film (Torrente Presidente).
• However, the press uniformly describes the vibe as “buen rollo” (good vibes) and emphasizes their chemistry, not conflict ^[4]. So any talk of a feud is pure fan speculation at this point—more “what if?” fantasy than confirmed beef.

Romance Rumors: Teen Co-Stars Under the Mistletoe?

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• The internet’s new obsession: Unax Hayden, who plays Lucas. His agency and casting-related Instagram posts loudly celebrate his return in La Navidad en sus manos 2 and his growing profile ^[5]. That was enough to kickstart Teenage Spain’s favorite sport: shipping.
• Irene Gallego, the young actress who appears in the sequel, has posted nostalgic behind-the-scenes throwbacks about the shoot—“Hoy hace un año terminó el rodaje de ‘LA NAVIDAD EN SUS MANOS 2’…”—and fans have eagerly read heart emojis and cozy group pics as signs of a secret set romance .
• To be clear: there’s zero official confirmation they’re dating. But TikTok and Instagram fan edits pairing the two have become their own little Christmas cinematic universe.

Scandals & Controversies: When Another Movie Crashes the Party

• The biggest cloud over the promo tour didn’t come from this film at all. While pushing La Navidad en sus manos 2, Segura was simultaneously fielding questions about his much more controversial project, Torrente Presidente, whose leaked footage and political satire stirred backlash online .
• In one interview, he basically admitted that people were already “roasting” him over Torrente just from the snippets that got out, calling the early reaction “me ponen caldo” (they’re tearing me apart) ^[7].
• Entertainment outlets noted that he showed up on El Hormiguero “to present ‘La Navidad en sus manos 2’” but the conversation kept drifting to Torrente anyway ^[4]. Unconfirmed industry gossip says Netflix wasn’t thrilled their cozy family movie tour got hijacked by talk of a political parody, but no one has gone on record about any real clash.

Leaks, Deleted Bits & Fan Theories

• Spanish blogs and Instagram review accounts have joked that the film is so crammed with chaos and side characters that it feels like there must be a pile of deleted scenes sitting on a hard drive somewhere . One popular Spanish list of Netflix Christmas movies even calls out how overstuffed the sequel feels and notes the franchise nature of it ^[8], which has fuelled fan theories about cut subplots—especially for supporting characters played by Joaquín Reyes, María Botto and company.
• Fans also speculate about an extended “around the world” travel gag teased in promo reels from the production company Nadie es Perfecto, where Segura hinted that “nuevos personajes… van a viajar por el mundo entero” (new characters will travel all over the world) ^[3]. Viewers swear some of those locations never showed up in the final cut, but no official “deleted scene” drop has surfaced yet.

Wild Trivia: Olive Jokes, Netflix Domination & Santa vs. Clooney

• The sequel quietly turned into a Spanish Netflix beast. Within days of its December 5, 2025 release, press headlines screamed that Segura had “broken Netflix,” rocketing La Navidad en sus manos 2 into the Top 3 in Spain ^[1]. Another outlet gleefully pointed out it had even overtaken George Clooney’s new film on the platform . Santa 1, Hollywood 0.
• Coverage emphasizes that the movie reunites much of the first film’s comedy squad—Segura, Ernesto Sevilla, Pablo Chiapella, Joaquín Reyes, María Botto—under director Joaquín Mazón again ^[3]. Spanish critics dryly note that Segura is “su propio reclamo” (his own marketing hook) ^[8], meaning just putting him in a Santa suit is half the campaign.
• On social media, Segura has leaned into it. In December 2025 he cheerfully told fans: “Ya tenéis en Netflix ‘La Navidad en sus manos 2’. Me ha encantado volver a encarnar al gran Santa Claus…” ^[2]. Given the franchise’s success, fans are already half-joking, half-praying for La Navidad en sus manos 3: Fast & Festive.