Girlfriends () is a 2021 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Carol RodrÃÂguez Colás which stars Vicky Luengo, Elisabet Casanovas, Carolina Yuste and ÃÂngela Cervantes.
The fiction (a comedy-drama) follows Marta, a photographer accustomed to operating in artsy social circles who is fired from her job and somewhat begrudgingly returns to the working-class neighborhood in CornellÃÂ where she comes from. Upon her return, she meets with her childhood friends Desi, Soraya and Bea, rekindling their old friendship.
Girlfriends is Carol RodrÃÂguez Colás' debut film. The screenplay was written by her sister Marina RodrÃÂguez Colás. Juan Carlos LausÃÂn worked as director of cinematography whereas the score was composed by Francesc Gener. It was produced by Balance Media Entertainment with the participation of RTVE, Televisió de Catalunya, and Movistar+. It was shot in between Cornellàde Llobregat and Poblenou (Barcelona) and it was interrupted due to the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chavalas was screened at the 24th Málaga Film Festival in June 2021. The film earned three awards in Málaga: Movistar+ Award to Best Film, the Public's Choice Biznaga de Plata, and ASECAN Award for Debut Film. Distributed by Filmax, it was theatrically released on 3 September 2021.
|- | align="center" rowspan="13" | 2022 | rowspan=2 | 9th Feroz Awards | colspan=2 | Best Comedy Film | || rowspan ="2" | |- | Best Supporting Actress (film) | Carolina Yuste | |- | rowspan = "4" | 77th CEC Medals || Best New Director || Carol RodrÃÂguez Colás || || rowspan = "4" | |- | Best Supporting Actress || Carolina Yuste || |- | Best New Actress || ÃÂngela Cervantes || |- | Best Original Screenplay || Marina RodrÃÂguez Colás || |- | rowspan=2 | 36th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Carol RodrÃÂguez Colás | || rowspan = "2" | |- | Best New Actress | ÃÂngela Cervantes | |- | rowspan = "3" | 14th GaudàAwards || Best Actress || Vicky Luengo || || rowspan = "3" | |- | Best Supporting Actress || ÃÂngela Cervantes || |- | Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Montse Boqueras || |- | 30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Minor Role || Carolina Yuste || || |- | Spanish Screenwriters' Union Awards || Best Screenplay in a Comedy Feature Film || Marina RodrÃÂguez Colás || ||