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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Film Cast:
- Manuela: Cecilia Roth
- Huma: Marisa Paredes
- Nina: Candela Peña
- Agrado: Antonia San Juan
- Rosa: Penélope Cruz
- Rosa’s Mother: Rosa María Sardà
- Rosa’s Father: Fernando Fernán Gómez
- Actor “Doctor”: Fernando Guillén
- Lola: Toni Cantó
- Esteban: Eloy Azorín
- Mario: Carlos Lozano
- Doctor 1: Manuel Morón
- Doctor 2: José Luis Torrijo
- Gynecologist: Juan José Otegui
- …: Carmen Balagué
- Malena: Malena Gutiérrez
- Yael: Yael Barnatán
- Carmen: Carme Fortuny
- Pharmacist: Patxi Freytez
- …: Juan Marquez
- Alex: Michel Ruben
- …: Daniel Lanchas
- …: Rosa Manaut
- Heart Recipient: Carlos García Cambero
- Taxi Driver: Agustín Almodóvar
- Heart Recipient’s Wife: Paz Sufrategui
- …: Lola García
- …: Esther García
- …: Inma Subirà
- Mamen (uncredited): Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
- Agrado’s Friend (uncredited): Alexia Pardo
- (uncredited): Lluís Pasqual
- Spectator (uncredited): Fito Páez
Film Crew:
- Executive Producer: Agustín Almodóvar
- Author: Pedro Almodóvar
- Associate Producer: Michel Ruben
- Original Music Composer: Alberto Iglesias
- Casting: Sara Bilbatúa
- Production Design: Antxón Gómez
- Editor: José Salcedo
- Sound Designer: Miguel Rejas
- Sound Designer: José Antonio Bermúdez
- Sound Designer: Diego Garrido
- Director of Photography: Affonso Beato
- Costume Design: Bina Daigeler
- Costume Design: José María de Cossío
- Thanks: Pierre Edelman
- Co-Producer: Claude Berri
- Script Supervisor: Yuyi Beringola
- Assistant Editor: Rosa Ortiz
- Thanks: Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
- Special Effects: Antonio Molina
- Stunts: Ismael Martínez
- Casting: Mamen Moya
- Set Decoration: Federico García Cambero
- Casting: Pilar Moya
- Makeup Artist: Jorge Hernández Lobo
- First Assistant Camera: José Ramón Delgado
- Electrician: Fernando Beltrán
- Assistant Director: Lola García
- Hairstylist: Jean-Jacques Puchu
- Assistant Editor: Manuel Laguna
- Gaffer: Enrique Bello
- Makeup Artist: Juan Pedro Hernández
Movie Reviews:
- lmao7: This film got my attention right away because of the references to 2 of my fave old Hollywood films : All About Eve and Streetcar Named Desire. Melodramatic with a lil comedy. My fave scene when all 4 ladies were at the couch just chatting and laughing. I love all the characters (maybe not Nina). Agrado…for the win! Penelope…what a beautiful nun, so sad about her situation though. Huma, at first kinda off (as she didn’t give the autograph to the son) but as the movie went on, I liked her character more and more. And Cecilia, very empowering. At first, the other characters were supposed to be helping the mother but in the end, she was the one who helped all of them, in a way. Feel good dramatic film.