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 | 3.537 |
Directed By
Pedro Almodóvar
Crew
José Antonio Bermúdez
Sara Bilbatúa
José Salcedo
Bina Daigeler
Affonso Beato
Pedro Almodóvar
Miguel Rejas
Alberto Iglesias
Diego Garrido
Antxón Gómez
Michel Ruben
Claude Berri
Juan Pedro Hernández
Agustín Almodóvar
Jean-Jacques Puchu
Yuyi Beringola
Federico García Cambero
José María de Cossío
Rosa Ortiz
Jorge Hernández Lobo
Fernando Beltrán
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
José Ramón Delgado
Mamen Moya
Manuel Laguna
Pierre Edelman
Pilar Moya
Enrique Bello
Lola García
Antonio Molina
Ismael Martínez
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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