All About My Mother

14 Mar 2001

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Spain, France

1999

104 min

Manuela, a nurse in Madrid, loses her son Esteban in a tragic accident on his 17th birthday. Devastated, she travels to Barcelona to find his father, Lola, a transgender woman who is unaware of Esteban’s existence. There, Manuela reconnects with an old friend, Agrado, a transgender sex worker, and becomes entangled in the lives of a pregnant nun, Rosa, and Huma Rojo, a famous actress Esteban admired. As Manuela navigates this complex web of relationships, she confronts themes of motherhood, identity, and loss, ultimately finding strength and compassion in the face of tragedy.

Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San , uan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa Maria Sardà, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Fernando Guillén, Toni Cantó, Eloy Azorín, Carlos Lozano