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Summary

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"

Toni Cantó

Lola

Eloy Azorín

Esteban

Carlos Lozano

Mario

Manuel Morón

Doctor 1

José Luis Torrijo

Doctor 2

Juan José Otegui

Gynecologist

Carmen Balagué

Malena Gutiérrez

Malena

Yael Barnatán

Yael

Carme Fortuny

Carmen

Patxi Freytez

Pharmacist

Juan Marquez

Michel Ruben

Alex

Daniel Lanchas

Rosa Manaut

Carlos García Cambero

Heart Recipient

Agustín Almodóvar

Taxi Driver

Paz Sufrategui

Heart Recipient's Wife

Lola García

Esther García

Inma Subirà

Cayetana Guillén Cuervo

Mamen (uncredited)

Alexia Pardo

Agrado's Friend (uncredited)

Lluís Pasqual

(uncredited)

Fito Páez

Spectator (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Pedro Almodóvar

Reviews

lmao7

March 17, 2017

8

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.