All About My Mother

Apr 16, 1999

1h 41m

★ 7.6

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

El Deseo

Renn Productions

France 2 Cinéma

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Cast

Manuela

Cecilia Roth

Huma

Marisa Paredes

Nina

Candela Peña

Agrado

Antonia San Juan

Rosa

Penélope Cruz

Rosa's Mother

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa's Father

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Actor "Doctor"

Fernando Guillén

Lola

Toni Cantó

Esteban

Eloy Azorín

Mario

Carlos Lozano

Doctor 1

Manuel Morón

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