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All About My Mother
All About My Mother

All About My Mother

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

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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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Budget

$5000000

Revenue

$67958231

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.63/10

Release Date

16 April 1999

Country

Spain

Cast

Cecilia Roth

Cecilia Roth

Manuela

Marisa Paredes

Marisa Paredes

Huma

Candela Peña

Candela Peña

Nina

Antonia San Juan

Antonia San Juan

Agrado

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Rosa

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa María Sardà

Rosa's Mother

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Rosa's Father

Fernando Guillén

Fernando Guillén

Actor "Doctor"

Toni Cantó

Toni Cantó

Lola

Eloy Azorín

Eloy Azorín

Esteban

Carlos Lozano

Carlos Lozano

Mario

Manuel Morón

Manuel Morón

Doctor 1

José Luis Torrijo

José Luis Torrijo

Doctor 2

Juan José Otegui

Juan José Otegui

Gynecologist

Carmen Balagué

Carmen Balagué

Malena Gutiérrez

Malena Gutiérrez

Malena

Yael Barnatán

Yael Barnatán

Yael

Carme Fortuny

Carme Fortuny

Carmen

Patxi Freytez

Patxi Freytez

Pharmacist

Juan Marquez

Juan Marquez

Michel Ruben

Michel Ruben

Alex

Daniel Lanchas

Daniel Lanchas

Rosa Manaut

Rosa Manaut

Carlos García Cambero

Carlos García Cambero

Heart Recipient

Agustín Almodóvar

Agustín Almodóvar

Taxi Driver

Paz Sufrategui

Paz Sufrategui

Heart Recipient's Wife

Lola García

Lola García

Esther García

Esther García

Inma Subirà

Inma Subirà

Cayetana Guillén Cuervo

Cayetana Guillén Cuervo

Mamen (uncredited)

Alexia Pardo

Alexia Pardo

Agrado's Friend (uncredited)

Lluís Pasqual

Lluís Pasqual

(uncredited)

Fito Páez

Fito Páez

Spectator (uncredited)

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