
Feature film — 1999
All About My Mother (1999)
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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A high-signal pick with 2,134 votes.
El Deseo / Renn Productions / France 2 Cinéma
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Director: Pedro Almodóvar
On screen
Cast & crew

Cecilia Roth
Manuela

Marisa Paredes
Huma Rojo

Candela Peña
Nina

Antonia San Juan
Agrado

Penélope Cruz
Rosa

Rosa María Sardà
Rosa's Mother

Fernando Fernán Gómez
Rosa's Father

Fernando Guillén
Doctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

Toni Cantó
Lola

Carlos Lozano
Mario

Eloy Azorín
Esteban

Manuel Morón
Doctor 1
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