All About My Mother (1999)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $8,272,296.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $67,956,089.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 22.498 |
Directed By
Pedro Almodóvar
Crew
Pedro Almodóvar
Alberto Iglesias
José Salcedo
Miguel Rejas
José Antonio Bermúdez
Diego Garrido
Affonso Beato
Antxón Gómez
Sara Bilbatúa
Bina Daigeler
Agustín Almodóvar
Claude Berri
Michel Ruben
Juan Pedro Hernández
Lola García
Federico García Cambero
José María de Cossío
Jorge Hernández Lobo
Jean-Jacques Puchu
Antonio Molina
Ismael Martínez
Mamen Moya
Pilar Moya
Manuel Laguna
Rosa Ortiz
Yuyi Beringola
Pierre Edelman
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Enrique Bello
Fernando Beltrán
José Ramón Delgado
Pedro Almodóvar
TOP CAST
Cecilia Roth
Manuela
Marisa Paredes
Huma
Candela Peña
Nina
Antonia San Juan
Agrado
Penélope Cruz
Rosa
Rosa María Sardà
Rosa's Mother
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Rosa's Father
Fernando Guillén
Actor "Doctor"
Toni Cantó
Lola
Eloy Azorín
Esteban
Carlos Lozano
Mario
Manuel Morón
Doctor 1
José Luis Torrijo
Doctor 2
Juan José Otegui
Gynecologist
Malena Gutiérrez
Malena
Yael Barnatán
Yael
Carme Fortuny
Carmen
Patxi Freytez
Pharmacist
Michel Ruben
Alex
Carlos García Cambero
Heart Recipient
Agustín Almodóvar
Taxi Driver
Paz Sufrategui
Heart Recipient's Wife
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Mamen (uncredited)
Alexia Pardo
Agrado's Friend (uncredited)
Lluís Pasqual
(uncredited)
Fito Páez
Spectator (uncredited)
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