All About My Mother

1999 · 1h41 · Film

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa María Sardà, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Fernando Guillén, Toni Cantó, Carlos Lozano

Ideal when you feel… Happy Romantic Angry

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.

Original title

Todo sobre mi madre

Original language

Spanish

Screenplay

Pedro Almodóvar, Marcos de Aguilar

Music

Alberto Iglesias

Cinematography

Affonso Beato

Cast

Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa María Sardà, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Fernando Guillén, Toni Cantó, Carlos Lozano, Eloy Azorín, Manuel Morón

Updated July 22, 2026

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