All About My Mother
A grieving mother travels from Madrid to Barcelona to locate the unknown father of her late son, forcing her to confront past relationships and forge unlikely alliances amid a web of love, identity, and survival.
“Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.”
Synopsis
After the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an effort to reach out to the father the boy never met. There, she reconnects with an old friend who is an outspoken transgender sex worker and forms new bonds with a troubled actress and a pregnant nun who is HIV-positive.
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A crew of 184+ credited
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Edited by Jose SalcedoShot by Affonso BeatoScored by Alberto IglesiasDesigned by Antxon GomezSound by Jose Antonio BermudezCostumes by Jose Maria De CossioStunts by Antonio Lemos
Box Office
1999 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 14× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$68.0M
US & Canada: $8.3M — 12% of worldwide · International: $59.7M (88%)
Opening weekend: $50K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 4 theaters
Also known as
- (English)All About My Mother
- Alles über meine Mutterde
- All About My Motheren
- Tout sur ma mèrefr
- Tutto su mia madreit
- (Bulgarian)Всичко за майка ми
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- SpainApr 8, 1999
- MexicoApr 16, 1999
- FranceMay 15, 1999
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Cast & Crew
184 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Cecilia Roth
as Manuela
Marisa Paredes
as Huma Rojo
Candela Pena
as Nina
Antonia San Juan
as Agrado
Penelope Cruz
as Hermana Rosa
Rosa Maria Sarda
as Madre de Rosa
Fernando Fernan Gomez
as Padre de Rosa
Fernando Guillen
as Doctor en 'Un tranvía llamado Deseo'
Toni Canto
as Lola
Carlos Lozano
as Mario
Eloy Azorin
as Esteban
Manuel Moron
as Doctor 1
Supporting cast
21Jose Luis Torrijo
as Doctor 2
Juan Jose Otegui
as Ginecólogo
Carmen Balague
Malena Gutierrez
as Malena
Yael Barnatan
as Yael
Carme Fortuny
as Carmen
Patxi Freytez
as Farmacéutico
Juan Marquez
Michel Ruben
as Alex
Daniel Lanchas
Rosa Manaut
Carlos Garcia Cambero
as Heart Recipient
Agustin Almodovar
as Taxista
Paz Sufrategui
as Heart Recipient's Wife
Lola Garcia
Esther Garcia
Inma Subira
Cayetana Guillen Cuervo
as Mamen
Fito Paez
as Espectador
Alexia Pardo
as Agrado's friend
Lluis Pasqual
as Director
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
4Other crew
153Adela Donamaria
administration staff
Amaya Valero
administration staff
Ana Sanz
administration staff
Beatriz Gordo
administration staff
Rosa Maria Serrano
administration staff
Oscar Valero
administrator
Ivan Mayoral
adr recordist (uncredited)
Veronica Pivetti
Agrado
Raul Manchado
assistant camera trainee
Pedro Lazaga
assistant director
Rosa Ortiz
assistant editor
Manuel Laguna
assistant editor (as Manolo Laguna)
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