All About My Mother

1999 Pedro Almodóvar 1h 41m
Comedy Drama

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.

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"

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