All About My Mother (1999)

  • R
  • 09/24/1999 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 41m

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.

Pedro Almodóvar

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Cecilia Roth's headshot

Cecilia Roth

Manuela
Marisa Paredes's headshot

Marisa Paredes

Huma
Candela Peña's headshot

Candela Peña

Nina
Antonia San Juan's headshot

Antonia San Juan

Agrado
Penélope Cruz's headshot

Penélope Cruz

Rosa
Rosa María Sardà's headshot

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa's Mother
Fernando Fernán Gómez's headshot

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Rosa's Father
Fernando Guillén's headshot

Fernando Guillén

Actor "Doctor"

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