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Film · 2026

Cowgirl

Directed by Cristina Fernández Pintado and Miguel Llorens · starring Verónica Andrés, Joaquín Climent and Carlos Cuevas

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Synopsis

'Cowgirl' is a Spanish comedy written and directed by Cristina Fernández Pintado and Miguel Llorens. Shot in Catalan and with the participation of 3cat, it will be released in cinemas on May 22, 2026, distributed by Filmax.

The film centers on the life of Empar, a farmer in her seventies from a rural area of Castellón who struggles to keep her small livestock farm running. To do so, she must get the last cow on her farm pregnant. After failing to achieve this on her own, she ends up asking Bernat, the owner of the most important farm in the area, for help.

Eventually, Tona becomes pregnant thanks to the help of Bernat's stud, although this is only the beginning of her troubles: the veterinarian diagnoses Tona with a high-risk pregnancy and determines that the cow needs complete rest. Thus, due to her attachment to the animal, Empar decides to protect Tona even if it means turning half the village against her. On her side are Riqui, a young man who has just arrived in the village, and Bernat himself, with whom Empar has discovered she has more in common than she thought.

'Cowgirl', which premieres at the Bcn Film Fest, stars Isabel Rocatti in the role of Empar, alongside Pep Munné, Carlos Cuevas, Verònica Andrés, and Joaquín Climent, among others.

The essentials

Runtime
109 min1 hour and 49 minutes
How long is Cowgirl?
1 hour and 49 minutes (109 minutes).
Who directed Cowgirl?
Cristina Fernández Pintado and Miguel Llorens.
Who is in Cowgirl?
It stars Verónica Andrés, Joaquín Climent, Carlos Cuevas and Amparo Fernández.
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Cast

Full cast (16)
Director
Cristina Fernández Pintado, Miguel Llorens
Writers
Cristina Fernández Pintado, Miguel Llorens
Producers
Abigail Schaaff
Cinematography
Miguel Llorens

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Trivia

  • Canelita, the true protagonist

    The cow that stars in the film and plays Tona is actually called Canelita, and she is a "very loving" cow, recalls Isabel Rocatti.

  • Pregnancy at the Wrong Time(Note: Depending on context, this could also be translated as "Unplanned Pregnancy," "Mistimed Pregnancy," or "Pregnancy at an Inconvenient Time." The literal translation is "Pregnancy at the Wrong Time.")

    Interestingly, Canelita also became pregnant during filming, just like her character Tona. However, this happened at a different time, so her natural childbirth couldn't be used for the shoot.

  • Staged childbirth

    Although Canelita was also pregnant in real life, due to scheduling her childbirth was staged on camera, achieving quite surprising realism in the result.

  • Screenwriter Cow

    One of the directors, Miguel Llorens, reveals the difficulty of getting the cow to do what they wanted, which is why they opted for almost the opposite approach: letting Canelita do as she pleased and then adapting the script to her actions.

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