Cowgirl is a 2026 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by Cristina Fernández Pintado and Miguel Llorens starring Isabel Rocatti, Carlos Cuevas, and Pep Munné.
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Plot
The plot follows Empar, a 62 year-old woman living alone in a small village in Ports who finds solace in her cow Tona after the loss of her husband and son. Long infatuated with Empar, local Bernat seeks to gets closer to her while young Riqui moves into the village.
Cast
The cow Candela portrays Tona in the film.
Production
Cowgirl was produced by The Fly Hunter, Aguacate & Calabaza Films, and Produccions Quart, and it had the participation of RTVE, À Punt, and 3Cat. Shot in Valencian (Catalan), it was lensed by Miguel Llorens and scored by Clara Peya. Filming locations included La Tinença de Benifassà, El Maestrat and Els Ports.
Release
The film premiered at the BCN Film Fest in April 2026. It was also programmed at the Alicante International Film Festival. Distributed by Filmax, it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 May 2026.
Reception
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated Cowgirl 3 out of 5 stars, welcoming "a story as simple yet as true" as the one told by the film.
Sabela Pillado of La Voz de Galicia declared Cowgirl a "kind, unadorned and human film about second chances, mature love, friendship and family".
Carmen L. Lobo of La Razón gave the film a 3-star rating, declaring it "a warm, charming rural film, spoken in Valencian".
