'Las niñas bien' trivia and fun facts
Prizes and nominations
'The Good Girls' from Alejandra Márquez Abella has won three prizes: Best Actress for Ilse Salas at Havana Film Festival; Best Film at Miami Film Festival and the prize Director to Watch from Palm Springs International Festival. The film also has seven nominations in different Festivals.
Malaga Festival
The film was awarded at the Malaga Festival with the prize for best Latin American film, best script and best editing.
Cinema studies at Barcelona
The director was born and raised at Mexico but she moved to Spain to study at Centre d'Estudis Cinematographics de Catalunya in Barcelona.
Ariel Awards
At the Ariel Awards she won the best actress award for Ilse Salas.
Favorable reviews
The film has mostly received very favorable reviews in all countries that hailed the conceptual and artistic work of the film, surprisingly capturing the spirit of the 80s, in a very symbolic and atmospheric way.
Filmography
The director Alejandra Márquez Abella made a short film called '5 recuerdos'(2009), a documentary 'Mar de Tierra' (2011), another short film called 'Perra' (2012). Her first feature film was 'Semana Santa' (2015). 'Semana Santa' was presented at the Toronto International Festival.
Based on the novel...
Based on the novel "Las Niñas Bien" by Guadalupe Loaeza.