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All About My Mother

All About My Mother

Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.

19997.61h 41m

Overview

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Written by Pedro Almodóvar
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $68.0M

Top Cast

Cecilia Roth

Cecilia Roth

Manuela

Marisa Paredes

Marisa Paredes

Huma

Candela Peña

Candela Peña

Nina

Antonia San Juan

Antonia San Juan

Agrado

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Rosa

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa's Mother

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Rosa's Father

Fernando Guillén

Fernando Guillén

Actor "Doctor"

Toni Cantó

Toni Cantó

Lola

Eloy Azorín

Eloy Azorín

Esteban

Themes & Keywords

drug abusebarcelona, spaintransvestismtransplantationmadrid, spaintranssexualitybirthdayautographfriendslgbtmelodrama

About All About My Mother

All About My Mother is a comedy, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of drug abuse, barcelona, spain, transvestism, transplantation, madrid, spain, transsexuality. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, it stars Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña. Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

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