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 Rojo
Candela Peña
Nina
Antonia San Juan
Agrado
Penélope Cruz
Rosa
Rosa María Sardà
Rosa's Mother
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Rosa's Father
Fernando Guillén
Doctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Toni Cantó
Lola
Carlos Lozano
Mario
Eloy Azorín
Esteban
Manuel Morón
Doctor 1
José Luis Torrijo
Doctor 2
Juan José Otegui
Gynecologist
Carmen Balagué
Unknown
Malena Gutiérrez
Malena
Yael Barnatán
Yael
Carme Fortuny
Carmen
Patxi Freytez
Pharmacist
Juan Marquez
Unknown
Michel Ruben
Alex
Daniel Lanchas
Unknown
Rosa Manaut
Unknown
Carlos García Cambero
Heart Recipient
Agustín Almodóvar
Taxi Driver
Paz Sufrategui
Heart Recipient's Wife
Lola García
Unknown
Esther García
Unknown
Inma Subirà
Unknown
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Mamen (uncredited)
Fito Páez
Spectator (uncredited)
Alexia Pardo
Agrado's Friend (uncredited)
Lluís Pasqual
Director (uncredited)
Crew
Pedro Almodóvar
Director, Screenplay
José Salcedo
Editor
Rosa Ortiz
Assistant Editor
Manuel Laguna
Assistant Editor
Affonso Beato
Director of Photography
Jim Passon
Color Timer
Pedro Manuel Lazaga
First Assistant Director
Álvaro de Armiñán
Second Assistant Director
Covadonga R. Gamboa
Second Assistant Director
Ignacio Charrabe
Second Second Assistant Director
Luisfer Machi
Second Second Assistant Director
Susana Fernández
Third Assistant Director
Marcos de Aguilar
Storyboard
Miguel Ángel García
Production Coordinator
Agustín Almodóvar
Executive Producer
Michel Ruben
Associate Producer
Claude Berri
Co-Producer
Sergio Díaz Bermejo
Production Assistant, Assistant Production Manager
Nicolás Tapia
Production Assistant
Antxón Gómez
Production Design, Art Direction
Joaquín Manchado
Camera Operator
Raúl Manchado
Assistant Camera
José Ramón Delgado
First Assistant Camera
Roberto Miguel
Second Assistant Camera
Aurelio Sánchez Herrera
Third Assistant Camera
Macarena Pombo
Casting Assistant
Sara Bilbatúa
Casting
Mamen Moya
Casting
Pilar Moya
Casting
Humberto Cornejo
Wardrobe Master
Inma Artigas
Wardrobe Master
Bina Daigeler
Costume Design
José María de Cossío
Costume Design
Jean-Jacques Puchu
Hairstylist
Juan Pedro Hernández
Makeup Artist
Jorge Hernández Lobo
Makeup Artist
David Rodríguez
Assistant Sound Editor
José Antonio Bermúdez
Sound Mixer
Diego Garrido
Sound Mixer
José Luis Crespo
Mixing Engineer, Score Engineer
Luis Castro
Sound Effects
Jaime Fernández-Cid Buscató
Sound Recordist
Miguel Rejas
Sound
Ricardo Viñas
Dolby Consultant
Iván Mayoral
ADR Recordist
Antonio Castillo
Special Effects Technician
Antonio Molina
Special Effects
Antonio Castillo
Special Effects
Alberto Iglesias
Original Music Composer, Musician
Iñaki del Olmo
Assistant Music Supervisor
Lucio Godoy
Music Producer, Musician
Alfredo Anaya
Musician
Paco Bastante
Musician
Fernando Egozcue
Musician
Patrick Goraguer
Musician
Enrique Pérez
Musician
Patxi Urtegui
Musician
Manuel Tobar
Musician
Federico García Cambero
Set Decoration
Luis Aferré
Assistant Set Decoration
José Altit
Props
Gonzalo Ansó
Props
Juan Vicente Riuve
Props
Juan Ignacio Viñuales
Props
Teresa Isasi
Still Photographer
Yuyi Beringola
Script Supervisor
Fernando Beltrán
Electrician
Rafael Castro
Electrician
Álvaro Gómez
Electrician
Ángel Gómez
Electrician
Luis Hidalgo
Electrician
Eugenio Martínez
Electrician
José Luis Martínez
Electrician
Ángel Frutos
Driver
Juan Luis Grande
Driver
Julián Hernández
Driver
Miguel Ángel López
Driver
Ángel Megino
Driver
Carmelo Morón
Driver
Agustín Ruiz
Driver
Javier Sánchez
Driver
Bernardino Villanueva
Driver
Carlos Machi
Location Manager
Francisco Javier Prieto
Location Manager
Alfonso Trancón
Location Manager
Miguel Ángel Vivas
Location Manager
Ismael Martínez
Stunts
Ismael Martínez
Stunts
Ignacio Garcia J. Sanchis
Stunt Driver
Antonio Lemos
Stunt Coordinator
Vázquez Hermanos
Property Master
Jesús Mateos
Property Master
Ricardo Mengíbar
Property Master
Bette Davis
In Memory Of
Gena Rowlands
In Memory Of
Romy Schneider
In Memory Of
Felisa Catalinas
Negative Cutter
Carlos Miguel
Key Grip
Enrique Bello
Gaffer
Esther García
Production Manager
Tino Pont
Production Manager
Juan de Haro
Assistant Production Manager
Carlos Pastor
Assistant Production Manager
Borja Rodríguez Gamboa
Assistant Production Manager
Xavi Guallar
Assistant Production Manager
Toni Novella
Assistant Production Manager
Roberto Serrano
Editorial Staff
Antoñita viuda de Ruiz
Wig Designer
Mario Klemens
Conductor
Paz Sufrategui
Unit Publicist
Enrique García
Settings
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestrator
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Thanks
Pierre Edelman
Thanks
Aline
Thanks
María Díaz Laviada
Thanks
Solán de Cabras
Thanks
Gregorio Martínea
Thanks
Momi Mokuba
Thanks
Nachy
Thanks
Rodolfo Olmedo
Thanks
Lluís Pasqual
Thanks
Teresa Ramallal
Thanks
Helena Rohner
Thanks
Mamen Segovia
Thanks
René Zamudio
Thanks
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