all about my mother

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Synopsis: A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his 17th birthday as he runs to seek an actress's autograph. She goes to Barcelona to find the lad's father, a transvestite named Lola who does not know he has a child. First she finds her friend, Agrado, also a transvestite; through him she meets Rosa, a young nun bound for El Salvador, and by happenstance, becomes the personal assistant of Huma Rojo, the actress her son admired. She helps Huma manage Nina, the co-star and Huma's lover, and she becomes Rosa's caretaker during a dicey pregnancy. With echoes of Lorca, "All About Eve," and "Streetcar Named Desire," the mothers (and fathers and actors) live out grief, love, and friendship.

Alternate Title(s): All About My Mother (Europe: English title) , Tout sur ma mère

Directed By:	Pedro Almodovar	Genre:	Foreign
Cast:	Penelope Cruz, Antonia San Juan, Marisa Paredes, Candela PeÃ±a, Cecilia Roth, Rosa MarÃa SardÃ	Year of Production:	1999