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Et... ta mère aussi! (2001)

Y tu mamá también (original title)
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In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

Director:

Alfonso Cuarón
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Giménez Cacho ... Narrator (voice)
Ana López Mercado Ana López Mercado ... Ana Morelos
Diego Luna ... Tenoch Iturbide
Gael García Bernal ... Julio Zapata
Nathan Grinberg Nathan Grinberg ... Manuel Huerta
Verónica Langer ... María Eugenia Calles de Huerta
María Aura ... Cecilia Huerta
Giselle Audirac Giselle Audirac ... Nicole Bazaine
Arturo Ríos ... Esteban Morelos
Andrés Almeida ... Diego 'Saba' Madero
Diana Bracho ... Silvia Allende de Iturbide
Emilio Echevarría ... Miguel Iturbide
Marta Aura ... Enriqueta 'Queta' Allende
Maribel Verdú ... Luisa Cortés
Juan Carlos Remolina ... Alejandro 'Jano' Montes de Oca
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In Mexico City, late teen friends Tenoch Iturbide and Julio Zapata are feeling restless as their respective girlfriends are traveling together through Europe before they all begin the next phase of their lives at college. At a lavish family wedding, Tenoch and Julio meet Luisa Cortés, the twenty-something wife of Tenoch's cousin Jano, the two who have just moved to Mexico from Spain. Tenoch and Julio try to impress the beautiful Luisa by telling her that they will be taking a trip to the most beautiful secluded beach in Mexico called la Boca del Cielo (translated to Heaven's Mouth), the trip and the beach which in reality don't exist. When Luisa learns of Jano's latest marital indiscretion straight from the horse's mouth, she takes Tenoch and Julio's offer to go along on this road trip, meaning that Tenoch and Julio have to pull together quickly a road trip to a non-existent beach. They decide to head toward one suggested by their friend Saba, who seems a little confused himself of ... Written by Huggo

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La vida tiene sus maneras de enseñarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de confundirnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de cambiarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de asombrarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de herirnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de curarnos. La vida tiene sus maneras de inspirarnos.

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Drama

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Trivia

Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki said he used "90% natural light". Only some scenes have additional lighting. [2015] See more »

Goofs

After Saba rolls the joint, the leftover marijuana on the Boda magazine on his lap, disappears. See more »

Quotes

Julio Zapata: Traveling is really cool
Tenoch: Yeah, but with mushrooms! You've never stepped into a single plane
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Alternate Versions

US R rated version runs ca. 5 minutes shorter than the uncut version. Both versions are available on DVD. See more »

Connections

References Cours, Lola, cours (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

Hora Tras Hora
(Mario Salvador Pérez José)
Performed by Grupo Philadelphia
Published by Corporación de Ediciones Musicales
Courtesy of Discos Continental
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Kubrick is dead! Long Live Alfonso Cuaron!
6 July 2002 | by singelsSee all my reviews

Alfonso Cuaron is one of the best directors in recent years.

Dealing with dreams and realities, with social problems and political ones in one film with no special effects or gimmicks is amazing. The story put on film is like friendships all over the world, once a secret is revealed between friends it only leads to jealousy and resentment between them. There are no gay sex scenes here. The sex scenes were so natural and sometimes funny that I forgot them untill I saw Y tu mamá también a second time. 10 out of 10 .


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Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

14 November 2001 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Y tu mamá también See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$408,091, 17 March 2002

Gross USA:

$13,839,658

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$33,616,692
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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