Love in Self Defense (Spanish: Amor en defensa propia) is a 2006 Spanish romantic drama film written, directed, and scored by Rafa Russo in his directorial feature debut.

Set in Spain's eastern coast, the plot follows the twisted relationship established between an idle woman claiming to be a painter (Adriana) and an Argentinian former football player turned scammer (Rubén) upon their meeting in a bar.

[1][2] The film was produced by Mediapro alongside NBCUniversal Global Networks, and it had the participation of Antena 3.

[4] Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the "absorbing, slow-burning" film stars out "like a scam movie", "quickly mutating into something far more distinctive and emotionally complex", shining through its "commitment to its offbeat premise and its emotional truth".

[1] Casimiro Torreiro of El País considered that the film abounds in situations that are very difficult to capture on film, failing at "building up plausible psychologies for its characters".