# Dogwashers

Dogwashers (Spanish: Lavaperros) is a 2020 Colombian-Argentine crime black comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Moreno and written Pilar Quintana & Antonio García. Starring Christian Tappan accompanied by Anderson Ballesteros, Jhon Álex Toro, Ulises González, Leonor López, Héctor Mauricio Mejía and Johnnie Castillo.

## Synopsis

Don Oscar is in trouble: according to medical tests he is sterile, but his wife is pregnant; the neighboring construction workers seem dedicated to guarding his house; Duberney, the new moneylender in town, is looking for him with his thugs all over Tuluá. That is why he has decided to hide until the tide goes out. While he dedicates himself to getting bored and drunk on his dilapidated farm, the least expected person finds his latest treasure. It will be the stupefied man who cares for and washes Don Oscar's dogs, who sets out to recover the money.

## Cast

The actors participating in this film are:
* Christian Tappan as Don Oscar
* Jhon Álex Toro as Freddy
* Anderson Ballesteros as Milton
* Ulises González as Bobolitro
* Leonor López as Nancy
* Héctor Mauricio Mejía as Bermúdez
* Johnnie Castillo as Gamboa
* Isabella Licht Delgado as Claudia Patricia
* Marlon Pérez Cruz as Duberney
* Kevin Andrés Muñoz as Yoiner
* Hatsune Takegami as Rita
* Phanor Terás as Leónidas
* Nandy di Rosa as Jenny
* Lina Vanessa Nieto as Angie
* Karla González as Mayerly
* Geovanny Marín Cardona as The Turkish
* Jon Alex Castillo as Church Pastor
* Héctor Fabio Paredes as The Molt
* Jaime Andrés Castaño as The Freckled
* Juan Martín Aranced as Hotel Receptionist
* Ariel Martínez as Urologist
* Rodrigo Valencia as Peralta
* Marino Angulo as Caracha
* Ricardo Manuel Pérez as Taxi driver
* Carlos González Taponcho as Turkish friend

## Production

Principal photography lasted 8 weeks in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

## Release

Its premiere was scheduled for mid-March 2020 at the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival and then commercially released on April 16, 2020, in Colombian theaters, but both premieres were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, the film was released on March 5, 2021, on Netflix, then on August 19 of the same year it was released in Colombian theaters. Prior to its commercial release, the film participated at the end of August 2020 at the 24th Lima Film Festival, at the Warsaw Film Festival and in mid-November 2020 at the 46th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival.

## Accolades

| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2020 | Lima Film Festival | Best Picture | Dogwashers | Nominated |
| 2020 | Warsaw Film Festival | Free Spirit Award | Dogwashers | Nominated |
| 2020 | Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival | Colón de Oro | Dogwashers | Nominated |
| 2020 | Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Pilar Quintana & Antonio García | Won |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Director | Carlos Moreno | Nominated |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Actor | Christian Tappan | Won |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Actress | Julianne Nicholson | Nominated |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Supporting Actor | John Alex Toro | Won |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Anderson Ballesteros | Nominated |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Cinematography | Juan Carlos Gil | Nominated |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Editing | Andrés Porras | Won |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Original Song | Johan Paz & Marlon Pérez ("Lavaperros") | Won |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Sound Design | César Salazar, Gustavo Pomeraneg & Adrián Rodríguez | Nominated |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Costume Design | Ana María Acosta | Nominated |
| 2021 | Macondo Awards | Best Makeup | Sara Victoria Cuéllar | Nominated |
| 2021 | Forqué Awards | Best Latin American Feature Film | Dogwashers | Nominated |